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Old Jul 31, 2020 | 12:44 AM
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Engine's all have there happy spot for efficiency. If carbureted Low RPMs not always good. Especially High HP SBs
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Old Jul 31, 2020 | 03:00 AM
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Agree! Many get spoiled by a later model EFI that can chug along at 1400 rpm....a carbd car especially if its cammed up is a lot happier crusing close to 3g...plus it sounds damn cool humming down the highway. MPG has never been a concern with an old car just how fun it is.
Try and appreciate what it is and quit trying to make one what its not.
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Originally Posted by cv67
Agree! Many get spoiled by a later model EFI that can chug along at 1400 rpm....a carbd car especially if its cammed up is a lot happier crusing close to 3g...plus it sounds damn cool humming down the highway. MPG has never been a concern with an old car just how fun it is.
Try and appreciate what it is and quit trying to make one what its not.
Unless you’ve overcammed the hell of out of the engine, it should have no issues pulling 2000RPM cruise. Having driven across country with 3.73s, 26” tall tires, and no overdrive, I have to say no thanks. It’s miserable, and we were definitely running dangerously slow in certain parts (where the speed limit is 80 mph). If you’re just racing or puttering about town, you may not notice. But the roads today are nothing like they were when these were built. 3000+ RPM cruise is best left for four bangers (like the Miata I daily).

Thanks to those who responded to my inquiry about the M22 gears.
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