I don't have a dog in this fight, but ... 7 mile and then 12 mile 6% grade between Phoenix and Flagstaff, AZ in my old '62 with forty horses was taken at 27 mph in second gear. 009 dizzy and extractor exhaust raised that to 34 in third.

Fast forward to the present; my 1.6L DoKa stays at 40 - 45mph on those same hills, even with six burly passengers, as we did for our Christmas tree hunt a year ago!

Karl Wolz
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> On Feb 13, 2015, at 3:13 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
>  I'm currently traveling the SW where even the big trucks go ~ 70-80 on
> the interstates or the Megalopolis freeways.  In a few weeks the spring
> winds will show up...