RPM at a 70 MPH - 6MT only

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02-13-2008, 02:54 PM

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Yes. As Mal_Tx has previously posted, it is simply IMPOSSIBLE that your RPM's changed. You sure you werent a bit stoned? LOL . Every gear has its set RPM's at any given speed. No matter if its 5 Degrees or 120 degrees outside, 80MPH will always be at 3K. In any case, I think as the Government pushes more and more for better MPG's in future cars, we may be seeing 7MT's sooner or later.

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02-14-2008, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by djkymar

I have manual and i def getting 3K RPM going 80 and 2800 RPM going 70 i check today myself again after i read the post.

What I'm trying to say it's impossible to run 3000K at 80 and 2800 at 70 in the same gear; do the math. 3000K at 80 means 26.67 mph for every 1K rpms in top gear, which equates to 2,625 @ 70. If your numbers were correct your tranny would be spinning at 1,400 rpm at 0 mph; impossible, but it could certainly be a bad speedo/speed sensor. Hope it makes sense now. Later.
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