Thread: W123 gearing
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Old 10-12-2006, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Old300D View Post
These cars are designed to run 80mph without turning ridiculous RPMs. If you have a turbo model, you already have a 3.07 or 2.88 rear end, which is fine for the 4 speed auto or manual.
Im somewhere near 3500 at 80-85... to me that seems too high... I bet I could get better mileage if I somehow got it dropped it down to 2700ish... Also, my engine drinks oil much faster at those speeds, but doesnt exhibit signs of extremely excessive blowby via the cap test.. is this normal?
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