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 Sep 29, 2008 - 6:42 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined May 22, '08 From dallas texas Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%)  |
alright so when im on the highway and in 5th gear...say 65 im at about 3200 rpms...this seams to high to me...also should be noted that most highways in texas average about 70 and cruising at 3400 rpms seems to high...thoughts?
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Sep 29, 2008 - 6:55 PM
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Short gear ratios. It's not *too* high... for our cars. A tad high maybe, but I'm not so sure it's anything to worry about. Maybe check your air filter, make sure you have good air flow, current on tune up, etc.
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Sep 29, 2008 - 7:13 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '08 From Orlando, Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Your rpms are fine. Mine are the same. ~60mph in 5th gear is about 3k, and 70 or so is about 3400. So you're good!
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Sep 29, 2008 - 11:08 PM
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For me 5th gear + 3k rpms= 60mph, sounds normal to me.
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Sep 29, 2008 - 11:18 PM
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it should be the same for everyone running a 5sfe and stock tranny.. only things that would alter it (slightly) are the size of your rims and tires.
but yea, i don't have freeways here so i can't complain but at times when i take my car on the hwy, driving 3500 rpms hurts my wallet whereas larger vehicles can cruise the same speed at 2300rpms  my next car will have to have a 6th gear..
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Sep 30, 2008 - 3:09 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 11, '08 From Auckland, New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
you wouldn't wanna be doing 2k at 60mph that would lug the motor... atleast the 3s it would, donno about the 5s
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Sep 30, 2008 - 12:00 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 7, '07 From Portland, Oregon Currently Offline Reputation: 67 (96%) |
I paid closer attention to the RPMs on my way home last night, at 60 mph I was at about 2900 RPMs - so I kind of take back what I said, 3500 RPMs at 60 MPH is a little high. I was at around 3100 RPMs at 65. Granted, I'm in an ST and you're in a GT, so I would imagine my RPMs might be a bit lower than yours, but I'm not sure. As for wheel size, I'd imagine larger wheels would = higher RPMs but I'm on 17s w/215/40r17 tires.
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Sep 30, 2008 - 12:10 PM
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QUOTE (GriffGirl @ Sep 30, 2008 - 1:00 PM)  I paid closer attention to the RPMs on my way home last night, at 60 mph I was at about 2900 RPMs - so I kind of take back what I said, 3500 RPMs at 60 MPH is a little high. I was at around 3100 RPMs at 65. Granted, I'm in an ST and you're in a GT, so I would imagine my RPMs might be a bit lower than yours, but I'm not sure. You are correct. The ST and GT trannys are geared very differently. The GT is much higher reving than the ST. -------------------- |
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Sep 30, 2008 - 4:27 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 11, '08 From Auckland, New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
S54 is relatively close ratio box, the S54 with LSD is even closer ratio, at 70mph my car would be doing very close to 4k in 5th........ a little bit higher than my old 3s-fe ss1
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Sep 30, 2008 - 5:15 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '08 From Oakland, bay area, California Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
iirc, my automatic gt runs 3100rpm at 80mph. i dont think it'd be running 3000+ at 60mph
my cars in the shop or i'd check for you... This post has been edited by xredjokerx: Sep 30, 2008 - 5:16 PM |
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Oct 1, 2008 - 5:20 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 22, '08 From dallas texas Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
ya its right at 3k when i hit 60...3200 at 65 3400 at 70 and so on...id like to drive about 65 on the highway but dont want to be sucking gas either i guess my question is if the 5sfe is meant to rev higher and if thats normal...it doesnt seem to high but i would think it would hit 3k at 65...and ya the gear ratios are waaaayyy close
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Oct 3, 2008 - 10:46 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 21, '08 From Naples, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
That's weird, I'm barely under 3k at 70 MPH. You'd think the 7A-FE would have to work harder right?
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Oct 3, 2008 - 12:43 PM
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Auto tranny, sounds perfectly within range.
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Oct 4, 2008 - 6:34 AM
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Nope.. its too high, mine's about 2700 rpm for 60mph (almost 100kph) and around 3200-3400 for 140 kph. I also have an auto GT-S.
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Oct 4, 2008 - 7:51 AM
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QUOTE (97celiman @ Oct 1, 2008 - 6:20 PM) ya its right at 3k when i hit 60...3200 at 65 3400 at 70 and so on...id like to drive about 65 on the highway but dont want to be sucking gas either i guess my question is if the 5sfe is meant to rev higher and if thats normal...it doesnt seem to high but i would think it would hit 3k at 65...and ya the gear ratios are waaaayyy close yes, it is perfectly normal. a manual GT will be right about 4Krpm, @ ~80mph. auto GT's will be lower, as will ST's. /thread. -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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Oct 5, 2008 - 9:12 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 22, '08 From dallas texas Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
thanks pressure...i checked all the basic stuff...seemed ok so i was confused at 70mph i was at 3400 rpms...and it gets LOUD...the road noise is unbelievable...i guess what im asking is if the 5sfe is meant to rev that high...i want it to work good last long time and have college coming up so lots of highway driving...in town the car is great but i was a little concerned when i took it on the highway this wkend
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Oct 6, 2008 - 10:12 AM
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3200 RPM = 110 km/h which is about 68mp/h
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