High RPM on 5th Gear Options

[eyohannie]

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.

[king_wsk]

if you want to get the most performance, shift around 5,300~5,400 rpm as the high rpms don't provide as much power. my 94' GT is my first stick as well... and learning to drive stick on it has been a dream. You'll stall a few times, but you'll get the hang of it after a week or so.

And don't worry about the high end... i mean there is no point in going very high as it doesn't provide as much power as the power band (4k-5.3k), but i've had my car at 6.8k for a few sec and it was just fine.