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girava più in alto

English translation: it was revving higher

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Italian term or phrase:girava più in alto
English translation:it was revving higher
Entered by: James (Jim) Davis

15:30 Oct 17, 2011
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Italian term or phrase: girava più in alto
From an interview with a racing car preparer:
Il (alfa romeo) GTA 1.3 in effetti con l'evoluzione della testa stretta camminava come l'1.6, *girava più in alto*, e con i rapporti leggermente più corti in uscita di curva andava via...

created more horsepower, more torque? Haven't the foggiest, any help greatly appreciated
Jacki
jacki-dart
Italy
Local time: 13:16
it was revving higher
Explanation:
Or it had a higher r.p.m. (i.e. it was screaming more :) )

http://blog.libero.it/AssoF1/commenti.php?msgid=2336686&id=8...
Quest'ultimo è un tema che merita due parole in più. Non è mistero per nessuno che il Renault fosse uno dei motori che girava più in alto, nel 2006, restando secondo solo al Cosworth (che in Giappone ha passato oltre metà gara sopra i 20000 giri sull'auto di Rosberg!) e per di più era quello che entrava in coppia molto più in alto degli altri.
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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 15:16
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Thank you for retrieving the proverbial spanner from the works! Jacki
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4 +4it was revving higher
James (Jim) Davis


  

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it was revving higher


Explanation:
Or it had a higher r.p.m. (i.e. it was screaming more :) )

http://blog.libero.it/AssoF1/commenti.php?msgid=2336686&id=8...
Quest'ultimo è un tema che merita due parole in più. Non è mistero per nessuno che il Renault fosse uno dei motori che girava più in alto, nel 2006, restando secondo solo al Cosworth (che in Giappone ha passato oltre metà gara sopra i 20000 giri sull'auto di Rosberg!) e per di più era quello che entrava in coppia molto più in alto degli altri.

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 15:16
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PRO pts in category: 203
Grading comment
Thank you for retrieving the proverbial spanner from the works! Jacki

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Or running at higher revs.
4 mins
  -> Lots of ways of saying it.
agree  Teresa Valaer
19 mins
agree  Claudia Cherici
37 mins
agree  carmelo1
4 days
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