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Old 11-15-2019, 01:26 PM   #34
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Default Re: Gear ratio

I agree with Kurt, Patrick and Purdy. I know the stock ratio works well for me. Good power mid range, climbs hills nicely, and doesn't feel like it's working to hard even at 50-55. This is with a 5.5 head and a "touring" cam from Brattons, everything else in the drive train is stock.


Just for kicks I tried to see if the new engine could do 65, it could but it wasn't happy about it. Perfectly happy to buzz right up to 55 but faster than that was pushing it hard.


EDIT: Just remembered that the speedo is about 3-4mph slow so I was closer to 68-69. Either way, I would not recommend going that fast.

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