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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 06:14 PM
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One of the folks at my dealer tells me that the 07s are a higher rpm motor then previous years. Does anyone have info on that subject? Thanks all. Mike
 
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 06:50 PM
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I think what he meant to say was you need to run the engine higher in rpm to get any power and torque out of it.
That's my impression of how it feels.
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