You are talking about my first car, a 1956 36 hp VW that someone put 6.50
15s on the back. Uphill in 3rd, downhill in 4th.
At 08:54 PM 7/14/2005, you wrote:
Not at all uncommon at all. In a relatively low-powered engine, a higher
gear can put you too far off the power peak to overcome wind resistance
and other running friction at higher speeds, so you can achieve a higher
speed in a lower gear. Downhill or in a stiff tailwind, you may be able to
exceed the lower gear's top speed, but not on the level.
Dan
What?
You're saying that your car has a higher top end in 4th than it does
in 5th? Unless there is a governor attached to overdrive, that is
totally counter intuitive.
On 7/14/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
(will go faster in 4th gear but I didn't know that before and haven't
had an opportunity to find out how much faster since).
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1972 Honda CB-500K
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