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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 07:07 PM
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around 1350-1400 rpms @ 65. The calculator mentioned above is way off. This would be closer but is not correct either, I supposedly turn 1460 according to this. It's around 1100-1200 @ 55, and engine load is way down.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 07:55 PM
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P235-70R17, 3.55LS, 1850RPMs.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 08:06 PM
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295/45/18......4.10 gears..... 65mph= 2200 RPM

295/45/18......4.10 gears..... 80mph= 2700 RPM
 
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 08:38 PM
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Josiah, what gears are you running? I turn about 2,000 rpm with 4.56's on 35's at 65mph. I see you run 37's but still how the heck are you turning 1,400 rpm's at 65 mph?
 
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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a larger tire, and lower gears, those both go in favor of highway RPM's. My rpms are always lower than yours, hence the reason I bog down in town, you can hear the characteristics from bogging in my exhaust note. You have both smaller tires (35's), and higher gears (4.56's). You gained in town power/mileage, lost highway, in respect to gears. If I threw 4.88's my rpms would be around 2000 according to the calculator.

I run 3.73's.
 

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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 09:09 PM
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Gotcha, I was thinking you were running 4.88's or something like that when I saw the 37's.
 
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