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Old 05-30-2006, 12:53 AM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by TheDon
so an 85 w123 diesel.. which i have .. i thought 3k rpms at 70 mph was pretty high for this car.. i was thinking 2400 rpms would be a sweet spot at 70
Actually 2800 rpm is the sweet spot, IMHO. Your are right there at 70 mph with some larger tires.

The 617 doesn't start to complain until you get above 3K. Now, if you routinely travel at 80 mph, that's another discussion.
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