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Old 05-13-2013, 07:50 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Basjoos claims to have good fe at high speed using a combo of aero, lean burn, and gearing.

There are several gearing threads that the search function will find. There is an optimal rpm range for engines and I'm sure at 80 mph you are well past it with stock gears.

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