I have an 85 300 SD with a 2.88 rear end. With an automatic 70-75 mph is 3000 rpm (note it moves around a bit depending on the torque converter's mood at the moment). I would love a manual transmission. I dream about a CVT though.

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green 85 300SD 200K miles "Das Schlepper Frog" With a OM603 TBO360 turbo ( To be intercooled someday )( Kalifornistani emissons )
white 79 300SD 200K'ish miles "Farfegnugen" (RIP - cracked crank)
desert storm primer 63 T-bird "The Undead" (long term hibernation)

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