> > Fmiser wrote: > > > > I don't like the long-legged gearing on my 85. The engine is > > running too slow at low highway speeds. (Best I can remember. > > The tach is still dead....) The turbo isn't really working > > much at 55-60 mph.
> Rolf wrote: > > Thats because the optimal cruising speed for a 85 300d with > 2.88 gearing is 74.5mph. What size tire? And I'm mighty curious how you arrived at that particular speed as the optimal. But kinda my point. And Mike was contemplating putting the tall gears in to improve fuel efficiency. And I was warning that it might not really help. -- Philip _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
