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Re: Cruising at 100MPH
In article <43o4hv$fso@cnn.Princeton.EDU> Frank Chang <fzchang@princeton.edu> writes:
>From: Frank Chang <fzchang@princeton.edu>
>Subject: Cruising at 100MPH
>Date: 20 Sep 1995 04:15:59 GMT
>Is it okay for a car's engine if you cruise at a constant 100MPH for say
>3 hours? I'm sure they do this on the autobahn, so my guess is that it
>is okay. But the engine would be at something like 4800-5000 RPMs the
>whole time. Any comments?
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Having spend some time in Germany, I brought the same question up to a German
friend. He told me the most important component to have is a good oil cooler.
The use of a synthetic motor oil probably wouldn't hurt either. It also
goes to reason that the more gears you have (i.e 5 or 6 speed) would be
better. I talked to a Corvette owner to regularly cruised the autobahn at
around 100mph. He told that in 6th gear the engine wasn't even working that
hard.
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Glenn Painter (SESI)
gpainter@immcms1.redstone.army.mil
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