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Originally Posted by serialk11r
The one thing American "sports cars" get right in my book, the cruising gear. Seriously, Japan needs to learn. You only need to drop the ratio 10% on some of the stupider cars to get an almost normal cruising rpm.
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I tend to agree with this, although the smaller pistons, etc. usually need a higher rpm for best running and power, they don't need it for cruise. An overdrive gear would be very nice for our Texas flats. The really old (1959 Chevys, etc.) V8's ran at ~1,200 rpm at highway speed.