gear ratios
gear ratios
i have noticed that my car has very short shift patterns. i have not seen a car that has such short shifting. i mean the reccomended shifting into 5th gear is 45. that seems really low for a 5 speed. what other cars have shifting like ours?
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Recommended shifting into 5th gear is 45?!?! Damn, I usually cruise in 4th at 45 going with just under 3,000 rpms. Shift into 5th gear at about 55 or 60 mph.
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I usually shift into 5th at 40mph. Mainly for gas mileage.
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dayummmmmmmmm i usually go into 5th at 60-70 ..
and it stays under 5000rpms..
5th is for highway only for me..
and it stays under 5000rpms..
5th is for highway only for me..
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LOL I usualy shift in 5th around 80mph.
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and thats why you have to put gas in your car every 3 days when its an economy car...
92 red rs
performance exhaust
zx2 struts and Eibach springs
turboed + stand alone when the cash is there
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I get into 5th pretty quick too, about 45 mph
-Mark Lathrop
1992 MX-3 RS-T
B6T with some goodies
"...I told those fudgepackers I liked Michael Bolton's music..."
1992 MX-3 RS-T
B6T with some goodies
"...I told those fudgepackers I liked Michael Bolton's music..."
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that should be how it is stock, maybe shift into 5th at 50, peak torque is at 4000rpm, so if you are racing ( dunno why cause the sohc is slow compared to most all cars on the road )I say keep on it till 5k, then shift, just to hold peak rpm for a bit but not hit redline.
92 red rs
performance exhaust
zx2 struts and Eibach springs
turboed + stand alone when the cash is there
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I've beaten a v-6 ford ranger with my SOHC, that was a fun race, I only beat him cause my I was shifting at about 6,000 rpms and his redline starts a 5000.
-Mark Lathrop
1992 MX-3 RS-T
B6T with some goodies
"...I told those fudgepackers I liked Michael Bolton's music..."
1992 MX-3 RS-T
B6T with some goodies
"...I told those fudgepackers I liked Michael Bolton's music..."
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LOL, ok my car isn't being driven until repairs are made. One thing I must add though is my other car is a 01 neon. In the users manual it shows 3 different shift pattens, 1 for economy, 1 for crusing and 1 for performance. The one for performance tells you to shift out of 4th to 5th gear at 110mph. Now that is cool. I have driven the car and it is a 3speed(all they had in a automatic neon until 03) and at 110 its just over 4k like 4200 so I know they aren't kidding.