3500 RPM's at 75mph....
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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]
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Rep Power: 425 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: 312 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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[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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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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[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: auto84
hey HondaGuru, what kind of car do you have? (not flamin, just interested)
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