[Ish-Man]

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Originally Posted by 1166 I have a 1300 jr that I drove for a while (15K miles) with the 1300 and I LOVED it. I drove that car faster than any other car (all Alfas) I owned. It really liked to be around 4500 rpm on the highway (all the time). I busted some ring lands (probably from revving it to 8K all the time) and I installed a rebuilt 1750 with a 1300 flywheel. It SHOULD have been really nice but I could NEVER enjoy it the same. The power was nice but I always thought the cars was missing something. It seemed to buzzy on the highway (.85 fifth, good for racing or a 1300). The 1300 NEVER sounds strained in any way and it is a lot of fun because you have to plan your actions and execute passing maneuvers with great precision to overtake cars safely. You also get to rev the snot out of it to go 'fast' and even then you are not breaking the limit (as badly as a 2L would anyways). It occasionally is a bummer to NOT be able to pass thinking '... if I only had another 30hp I could easily do this...', but you get over it pretty quickly. Oh yeah, I sold the 1750 (I put on 6-8K miles) and put a 1300 back into my car.