Ever drive a Maxi-Dyne straight 5 speed with the 1200-2100 RPM range? It was one of the first of the "fuel squeezer" engine designs that Cummins came out with a little later. An oldtimer I worked with for awhile compared it to "having a mule in the Kentucky derby!"

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!