3500 RPM's at 75mph....
01-22-2003
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3500 RPM's at 75mph....
Is it me or does anyone else think our car's rev high? I have an 01 ex 5 speed, and that's where my tach reads.
Another question,
at what rpm do most of you shift at? and in what gear??
Another question,
at what rpm do most of you shift at? and in what gear??
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Rep Power: 0 3500 is high? i thought 7500 was high lol , but then again guys you got to think of the stuff your running, the engine,,, thats about 2k your AC and stero thats about 500 rpms lol it adds up plus the weight load
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[hr]Originally posted by: Gryphin
plus the weight load[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: Gryphin
plus the weight load[hr]
Did you just me a fat[IMG]i/expressions/moon.gif[/IMG] ??
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Rep Power: 401 It's not really wierd... my old car ran 75 at about 3100, my mom's jetta runs it about 33-3400... it's not that surprising to me.
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Rep Power: 288 My EX runs about the same rpms at that speed. The EX is going to be a little different from the LX/DX since its final ratio is higher. Also auto's will run at a lower rpm then manuals due to gearing differences. Whats weird though is a manual typically gets better gas mileage over an automatic, but the manual runs at a higher rpm.. someone explain that one to me. Could it be that the auto is slipping that much? Weird..
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Rep Power: 0 That's sounds about right. I have an 02 EX 5-spd. And yeah, auto's have lower RPM's at 70..[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/IMG]
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[hr]Whats weird though is a manual typically gets better gas mileage over an automatic, but the manual runs at a higher rpm.. someone explain that one to me. Could it be that the auto is slipping that much? Weird.. [hr]
[hr]Whats weird though is a manual typically gets better gas mileage over an automatic, but the manual runs at a higher rpm.. someone explain that one to me. Could it be that the auto is slipping that much? Weird.. [hr]
Automatics absorb more power than a manual... so the engine must work harder to compensate. The automatic gearing and the overdrive results in the lower rpm.
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[hr]Originally posted by: fuledya
Is it me or does anyone else think our car's rev high? I have an 01 ex 5 speed, and that's where my tach reads.
Another question,
at what rpm do most of you shift at? and in what gear??[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: fuledya
Is it me or does anyone else think our car's rev high? I have an 01 ex 5 speed, and that's where my tach reads.
Another question,
at what rpm do most of you shift at? and in what gear??[hr]
Same here...
Also VTEC is engaged in 5th gear at 63mph and stays on.
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[hr]Originally posted by: ak
02 LX coupe auto
3000-3050 rpm @ 80mph
go auto!!!!
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[hr]Originally posted by: ak
02 LX coupe auto
3000-3050 rpm @ 80mph
go auto!!!!
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Good thing we are all out there doing 80mph or better just to see what the tach says cause i know everyone didnt go to the highways just to test this out
Sorry I just thought it was funny.
Good thing we are all out there doing 80mph or better just to see what the tach says cause i know everyone didnt go to the highways just to test this out
Sorry I just thought it was funny.
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Rep Power: 0 I can make it up to almost 100 mph in third gear. I usually shift at about 90-95 mph if I even make through third. I think I do about 3400-3500rpms @80 mph in fifth.
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[hr]Originally posted by: auto84
hey HondaGuru, what kind of car do you have? (not flamin, just interested)[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: auto84
hey HondaGuru, what kind of car do you have? (not flamin, just interested)
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[hr]Originally posted by: kjgracing
Also VTEC is engaged in 5th gear at 63mph and stays on.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: kjgracing
Also VTEC is engaged in 5th gear at 63mph and stays on.[hr]
Where did you get this idea?
