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 May 19, 2010 - 5:37 AM
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ok i really want to know what can i do to make my rpm's be lower when i drive on the freeway because theyre at 3 when im doing 60 and my car wastes more gas like that any ideas?
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May 19, 2010 - 6:29 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 17, '10 From U.P. michigan GO STATE Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
mine does close to the same thing. it runs about 2,500 to 2,600 rpm at 60 ish i dont know y either.
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May 19, 2010 - 9:16 AM
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nothing, just keep adding gas.
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May 20, 2010 - 2:14 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 30, '09 From houston Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
im not really sure what you mean by leaded shoe sory can you explain?
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May 20, 2010 - 5:20 AM
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QUOTE (carcamo @ May 20, 2010 - 3:14 AM)  im not really sure what you mean by leaded shoe sory can you explain? He's saying drive with a light foot; don't floor it or "speed" constantly....drive with moderate accelerations from lights, brake only when you need to, and leave early when you need to be somewhere that way you don't feel you have to haul arse to get there on time. Basically, drive smart...not hard. -------------------- Has no more Celicas
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May 22, 2010 - 12:05 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 11, '09 From Buffalo, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 15 (100%) |
Or, underdrive pulley!
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May 22, 2010 - 1:46 PM
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do those things work?
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May 22, 2010 - 2:22 PM
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Welcome to driving a 4-cylinder motor. I have yet to own a 4-cylinder car that wasn't at 3-4k RPMs when on the highway. Nothing wrong with it, that's how mine works and I get over 30 mpg.
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May 24, 2010 - 1:34 PM
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QUOTE (blu94gt @ May 22, 2010 - 12:22 PM) Welcome to driving a 4-cylinder motor. I have yet to own a 4-cylinder car that wasn't at 3-4k RPMs when on the highway. Nothing wrong with it, that's how mine works and I get over 30 mpg. If you're getting really bad mileage then you have an other problem going on. and how fast are you goin? -------------------- God made man....
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May 24, 2010 - 1:58 PM
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light foot on uphills and vice versa.. have been averaging 30 mpg on freeways that way and neutral downhills are awesome!
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Jun 5, 2010 - 1:37 PM
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QUOTE (mgnt232 @ May 22, 2010 - 2:46 PM) do those things work? If you're referring to my post, I've seen Corvettes with underdrive pulleys get better mileage than my Celica on the freeway. They're barely above idle at 65 in sixth gear...equals out to almost 40mpg. -------------------- |
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Jun 6, 2010 - 1:17 AM
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QUOTE (blu94gt @ May 22, 2010 - 3:22 PM) Welcome to driving a 4-cylinder motor. I have yet to own a 4-cylinder car that wasn't at 3-4k RPMs when on the highway. Nothing wrong with it, that's how mine works and I get over 30 mpg. If you're getting really bad mileage then you have an other problem going on. This. That's exactly what I was going to say. My 5S was returning over 30 highway mpg's when I sold it. It's not really causing any excess wear and tear on the engine. It's not a huge displacement engine, so it's not using a ton of gas like everyone assumes it would just because it's turning 3,000 rotations per minute. Granted, you'll use less gas at a lower RPM, but you should still be getting around 30 mpg. -------------------- "Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others labored hard for." -Socrates. Even Socrates told us to use the search button!
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