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Old Jun 5th, 2006, 08:30 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by twouptons
I'm not sure I understand what you're saying here. Are you suggesting that after chipping, a car will drive at a given speed at lower rpms?

That would require a lot more than a chip, more like new gears in the transmission...

-Eric

I think he just means you dont need to rev it so much to get to that speed as the engine produces more torque.
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