RPM too high in 6th gear?
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From: In the hills between San Miguel and Parkfield - "up in the boonie lands", Central Coast of California, Wine Country
Is there some kind of formula that converts the number of rotations of the shaft to the number of rotations of the wheels, for a given gear, or speed?
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I used to ask myself the same question when I first got it. Coming from a 97 Cobra that cruises 75MPH @ 2100RPM, I was a lil devistated initially to see that i'm sitting at like, 3600 on the 8!
However, as others have said, considering the extremely weak lower end on a rotary, it must stay a lil higher to keep cruising fluently!
Since then, the more i think about it the more it amazes me that going 80@ 4K RPM's gives an overall QUIETER ride then cruising 70MPH@2100 in the Cobra. And they both have stock exhaust. I LOVE the fluent, quiet motor of the 8. But yet, when you light it up on a run, it still screams up high!
However, as others have said, considering the extremely weak lower end on a rotary, it must stay a lil higher to keep cruising fluently!
Since then, the more i think about it the more it amazes me that going 80@ 4K RPM's gives an overall QUIETER ride then cruising 70MPH@2100 in the Cobra. And they both have stock exhaust. I LOVE the fluent, quiet motor of the 8. But yet, when you light it up on a run, it still screams up high!
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