There have been quite a few questions/comments on the new 55R having a higher powerband, based on the printed specs from Tower. I too am guessing that's a mis-print, and that DLE's own info of 100 more rpm than the original 55 is more accurate. Wouldn't be the first time Tower(and others) had a misprint on specs...besides, my DLE 55 and most I've ever seen and heard of like spinning low 7k's on a good 22x8 or 23x8 prop[8D]