04BLACKKAT

Wondering what all of your rpms are going at 70mph, with stock wheels
(15s-hubbies or fat-fives) on a 2004-2005 Civic EX 1.7 Manual 5spd. Seems like mine are kinda high.

TRIZ

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I have an lx, and mine are at about 3k... sucks kuz u just burn through gas the faster you go. I can only dread about how my oil is feeling running 2 hrs straight at that speed.

tomcisneros

I dont have a tach but I can assume its in the 2500- 3500 range

mani_is_kool

85mph at 3500 rpm ... funny just how i was thiniking abt this same thing while riding home on the freeway ... :-)

04BLACKKAT

Yeah mine are in the 3k range around 70mph, just thought man, i think its reving pretty high for 3k, didnt know if it was normal or not, guess it is, taking into consideration that most foreign cars redline pretty high too.

ondalow01

My speedometer broke off so its gud to kno dat im doing 70 when im at 3k RPM.

mani_is_kool

lol ...i have a ex speedometre 4 sale though

sugisan

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my rpm's at 3.5k at 70. 4k at 80mph. wish it was lower so we save more gas

mani_is_kool

How come ... Most of us are getting way better speed at that Range. Im guessing its time for a tune-up.

03Civic 2D

Almoast 3k at 70 mph.

varnz

doin 80mph i am at just under 4000 rmps and i have an 04 ex 5spd. I thought that that was high too but i still get over 30 mpg doin 80mph

varnz

it is normal to be that high too because i bought my car from the honda dealership with 13000 miles on it and it was a certified used vehicle that ran perfect and still does. The car runs the same rpms now as it did then and still gets over 30 miles per gallon.

phuviano

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Just a note, I'm pretty sure your rpms will be different depending on whether you have an automatic or 5spd. I think the auto's rev lower than the 5spd. I'm pretty sure they do, but not 100% on that.

gearbox

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my auto is around 3k at 70mph.

sugisan

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it's been like this since i bought the car brand new. i still get about 34 mpg, mostly highway. maybe i should get it checked...

HighBoost

I know what caused it i think ..im not 100% but at less 90% confident that im right .. if not correct me please..
Im talkin about manual civic here.. mine is 03 civic ex wit aem v2 intake ...**** runnin around 3700-3900rpm at 80mph .. around 3200-3400rpm at 69mph but yea i still get 32-34 miles per gallon of gas...
My friend owned a 04 civic ex. stock intake ..**** only runnin 2500rpm at 65mph ..holy ****in **** maan.. he gets over 38miles per gallon.
As result, i assume that intake affact ur RPM range the most. and im just talkin about 7th gen civic here .. not any other type.

04BLACKKAT

I was thinking it was my CAI i put on, was thinking of taking it off just to see how it affected it.

revorunner

um no mods besdies tire size can affect your gear ratio
thats nonsense...
if you had a 600 hp civic and the same tranny it would still run the same RPMs at the same speed. unless its an auto and you have a different TC

um my auto runs at 3200 at 80 mph but im getting really bad gas mileage now i dont know why... it seems everyone is getting 30+ and im having a hard time getting 30 last i checked was 19 but i was sitting alot on the laptop

varnz

when my car was completely stock i was running at 3800 rpms at 80 mph. and getting over 30 mpg. I have an 04 civic ex manual on stock tires.

Civ3x

Basics:
2001 Honda Civic
D17a2
5 speed

Ok no bull **** guys I drive from Atlanta to Charleston S.C. now 2 times a month for a year. That’s 335 miles each way. I set cruse control at 84 miles an hour and drive a minimum of 2.2 hours between fuel ups. My RPM on flat road is 3950 to 3970 (I have a small digital shift light that reads a precise RPM and my stock that appears to match that number less the 20 RPM bounce. I also get (going to Chas S.C. 36.7 and in winter I get 38.5) miles to the gallon. Coming home (Atlanta) I get 41.3 and winter it averages 44.5 I want to point out that this is a combined average of the past year. Some thing else I want to say I’m not stock and I often hit 120 and above a few time during “every” trips. Lol its amazing that even old guys will do hwy pulls with you ha,ha.

Chrisg1200

I have 09 4 cyl ex and I can’t figure out why the rpms are at 4.5 k at 70 mph

sdaidoji

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huh... completely different car generation, not related.
also, last reply have been 14 years ago, older than your own car.

recommend starting reading instead of asking