

| Subject: | Re: Friday: First Vanagon Race Report |
| From: | Horace K. Sawyer |
| Date: | Sat, 25 Aug 2001 09:55:22 -0400 |
>Great report! No Friday content in there at all that I see, keep posting. >I had the exact same thoughts about tire size and revs. Put on 15" wheels >and 75 series HT 689 Bridgestones. >Immediately noticed a 'loss of power'. The bigger 'gear' of the larger >size wheel/tire combo is harder for the motor to turn. Acceleration reduced. >Oh, no big deal, I thought -- I will certainly get better mileage on the >highway now that I have lower revs. >Well, I never saw better mileage either! >So, all I can say is -- a resounding WHO KNOWS!!?? >So maybe you could spend the moolah on more important things than >wheels/tires, unless you just find some outrageously good deal. >Or either rip some from BenT's syncro when he's not looking . . . >heh >hk > >just kidding Ben, don't send out cruise missiles!
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