1994 Celica ST low RPMs Options

[svengeance]

Hello,on monday I bought my Celica,so I am new.But my question is,why would the car never ever go above 3k RPM?And so far pretty much the top speed I can achieve is around 70 MPH.Anyone have any ideas?the only mods I have done thus far is my short ram intake,and it did it before I installed it. Much thanks,SV

[Akirad1]

well i have an auto st and when i just cruizing at low speeds it never goes above 3k but when i stomp on it goes to 6k so i wouldnt thinks its an auto thing

[hurley97]

well i have an auto st and when i just cruizing at low speeds it never goes above 3k but when i stomp on it goes to 6k so i wouldnt thinks its an auto thing

that's the way the auto transmission shifts. It uses your throttle position to determine when to shift, ie. if you're just cruising your throttle position is probably below say 30% so it shifts at 3k RPM every time, if you're throttle position is say 60% the ECU will determine you're trying to get somewhere faster and let the transmission build up the RPMs to give you more torque.

It will also make a difference in gear changes when you have overdrive on or off. With overdrive off it's basically only using 3 of it's 4 gears and changes the shift points accordingly.