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(08-13-2022 )Rawze Wrote:  ...as far as gap in the cab to trailer.. it is important, but only by a few tenths unless you are a screaming demon on the road ways. It is far mote important to just simply slow the he@ll down a bit and drive by a boost gauge.

That's a relief, appears I was overly concerned with this. Thx!

Looking over those charts "Road Speed @1600 & @1300," your explanation that 3.70 gears wins if running between 58-60mph. That seems to be the best application for me as well, but let me ask this:

I have an offer to run a dedicated lane, which is basically an out and back multiple times a week, along I-70 Missouri & I-57 IL. I'll be empty 50% of the miles, loaded to 80k, and its about 2800 miles/week.

Would you stick with 3.70 or possibly go lower? I think 55mph would be the lowest speed I could run due to time constraints.