Date:         Thu, 16 Jul 2015 11:11:57 -0600
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From:         OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: [WetWesties] Crazy Idea On Mismatched Tires
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                Loren

        PS ~ I ran that TireSize Combo on VDUBARU for 3Yrs before it became VDUBARU - when it still had its Orig'

2.1L H2OBxr & OEM MT4 Gears & that Package worked VeryNicely also ~

                                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB


On 15 Jul , 2015, at 9:53 PM, Loren Busch starwagen@gmail.com [wetwesties] wrote:

> 
> Okay, this wacky idea popped into my head while driving today.
> I now have a 2.3L WBX with a lot more power in my '90 Westy with automatic.  I could (but cannot possibly afford) go to a higher 3rd gear in the auto tranny, adds say it would drop the RPM at cruising speed by 800 RPM.  And thus save some gas on long highway runs. 
> But what if I did this?  Go to larger tires on the rear?  Why only the rear?  To keep the speedometer and odometer accurate.   
> Right now I am running 205/65 R 15 all around.  If I were to go to a tire with larger circumference on the rear, although loosing a little power at the ground I should drop my RPMs at cruise.
> So, is there a fault in my logic?  And would my gain be so small as to not be worth the effort?  BTW, I haven't tried to do the math on this one yet, just thought I'd throw it out.
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