JMHO...An A model is never going to run wide open for any length of time as Dave said, If you want to go fast and ck. out your max rpm and redline, buy a BMW like Dave.
Kirby, you are right, guages don't cause accidents, but people who like to look at guages trying to fig. out where their red line is on an 80 year old 40 hp. car sometimes might
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An A model, is what it is
. agin JMO.