 High RPM on 5th Gear |
 May 20, 2005 - 9:23 PM
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I'm pretty much new to driving stick (learned a week ago), but something seems wrong when I'm crusing on the freeway on 5th gear. Is it normal for me to be getting around 3,000-3,200 RPM going around 60-65 mph? It just seems a little high compared to my now-scrapped automatic eclipse which got around mid 2,000's at those speeds.
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May 22, 2005 - 12:29 AM
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manual trannys are made to handle 3k RPM at 65 MPH just as auto trannys are programmed to go about 2,4k RPM at 60...
Your car will be fine...gas milage will be same if not better than auto...you will not burn out engine internals or tranny... Basically...keep the RPMs out of th redline range...your car will be fine as it was made to operate safely and reliably at any RPM up to about 6k -------------------- Speeding is only Illegal...
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eyohannie High RPM on 5th Gear May 20, 2005 - 9:23 PM
CupCrazy38 Don't know about the GT, but it's the same... May 20, 2005 - 10:13 PM defgeph Its just that way celicas are. I never need to tou... May 20, 2005 - 10:19 PM tomazws For me, 3700~ doing 80MPH. May 20, 2005 - 11:56 PM rocky2006 hmm, 80 mph on my auto ST is like 3200 rpm. May 21, 2005 - 3:17 AM x_itchy_b_x GT for me = 4k is 80mph. i think 3k is 60 ish i do... May 21, 2005 - 5:32 AM
eyohannie Well the thing is, usually autos have a lower RPM ... May 21, 2005 - 11:38 AM mikew04 I wouldnt worry about it, i get 28mpg on highway t... May 21, 2005 - 3:16 PM MonsterBOX hahaha they wont go to the redline range stupid fu... May 26, 2005 - 12:14 AM macavely wow i'm still in 4th grear when doing 60 ... u... May 26, 2005 - 1:34 AM red94celicagt QUOTE(macavely @ May 26, 2005 - 1:34 AM)wow i... May 26, 2005 - 8:15 AM playr158 MAC since when do we have 6 gears?! May 26, 2005 - 8:37 AM shin hmm i think it's normal for the celi to reach ... May 27, 2005 - 5:06 PM Coomer 80 MPH for me is around 4,300 - 4,400 RPM. The AE1... May 28, 2005 - 6:53 PM Celicav Well, now that I currently own both an Auto and Ma... Sep 21, 2005 - 11:19 PM blu94gt QUOTE(Celicav @ Sep 21, 2005 - 11:19 PM)Well,... Sep 23, 2005 - 11:31 AM 94ST2 QUOTE(MonsterBOX @ May 26, 2005 - 12:14 AM)ha... Sep 22, 2005 - 2:29 AM lagos QUOTE(Celicav @ Sep 21, 2005 - 11:19 PM)Well,... Sep 22, 2005 - 12:02 PM king_wsk if you want to get the most performance, shift aro... Sep 24, 2005 - 2:39 AM |
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