Date:         Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:49:48 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cruising Speed
Comments: To: Stephen Cebula <sfcebula@yahoo.com>
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On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Stephen Cebula <sfcebula@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'm just curious.  At what speed do most of you drive on the freeway? On flat road, that is...I'm in a 1.9 and  usually keep it around 60mph.


Sounds good.

Not that you asked, but I set speed to the conditions (and of course
speed limits ;)

head wind
cross wind
traffic etc.

Recently I felt able to push Jaco. Wind was non existent, so cruised
at 70-75 mph for a while. Even though I floated along, revs seemed
higher than need be. And I bet fuel consumption went way up.

On I5, I tend to keep pace with the semis. Between 60-65 mph. This is
with a WBX tranny, 195/75R 14" tires and Jetta engine.

Neil.



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