ok, i do a lot of city driving..avg speed is about 40-45..i usually hit 5th gear RPM 2.5/3 sometimes leave it at 4th..RPM around 3.5/4..

leaving it at 4th and RPM 3.5/4 cruising around, is that a bad thing?

its my first stick car. thanks in advance

 

Yup. When I first got the car I thought the same thing, It took me a while to get used to it lol.

 

so leave it at 5th then right? lol

 

The car revs to 8-9K; driving at 3.5-4K for 100 hrs straight wouldn't even scratch this engine. Just don't commute in vtec and you're solid (and realistically, you probably can commute in vtec no problem).

 

I think 5th is a perfect gear for cruising between 40 - 50.

 

kool, thanks for the info!

 

Lol, I'm usually in 6th with cruise at 45 on way to work.

 

Me too. 4th, 5th, 6th are all fine. 3rd would be a bit excessive.

 

Refer to where the redline is. And/or read the other prior RPM threads.

 

Not a bad thing. Generally, sub 6 k is economy mode, sup 6k is power mode. 3-4k when cruising is fine.