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120mph speedo-really??

posted by  Michae1 on  Sun Feb 3 10:55 CST 2002
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I don't recall the RPM, and if I did have a tach at that time, I'm not sure I would have been looking at it. I don't recall the engine working all that hard. It wasn't like doing 80mph+ in 4th gear up hill. I did that once when 5th gear topped out a 75mph, but in 4th I could do 80 at somewhere over 4000rpm.

I wonder if the tall gearing has anything to do with the shorter lifespan of the M47? I know it doesn't help. I see a 3.73 rear gear in my distant future.
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New 120mph speedo-really??
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