Reducing highway RPM?
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From: dfw
Originally Posted by SheDrivesIt,Sep 10 2008, 01:53 PM
WTF? OK, so he's in a 75MPH zone on the highway and he should cruise below that? Bzzzt, wrong answer. Personally, I've just kind of gotten used to the rpm at 75 MPH. It's only about half speeed on the motor.
hes in cali and the highest posted speed limits are 70mph
you're in ohio and the highest posted speed limits are 65mph
care to tell me where these magical 75mph posted speed limit zones are?
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From: dfw
Originally Posted by ThuG LyFe,Sep 10 2008, 02:06 PM
im still wondering how people are saying they get 35+++ mpg on the highway when the rpm is so high. my car revs at 3k @ 70 and i thought that was crazy
though they go hand in hand
and 35+mpg people are probably calculating wrong anyway
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I agree this car needs a highway gear for gas mileage on the freeway, I know they are trying to compensate for the limited power but this engine spins higher than a freakin geo metro at 70 mph....my RX-7 is turning about 3k rpm in comparison, and it's a 1.3 L!!
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From: dfw
OP...
www.gearvendors.com
give them a call... they have an overdrive setup that bolts onto the tailshaft of many transmissions... this gives you an extra overdrive gear... technically it can be activated in any gear making a 6spd manual into a "12" speed manual...
pricey though.. $3,000 - 5,000
www.gearvendors.com
give them a call... they have an overdrive setup that bolts onto the tailshaft of many transmissions... this gives you an extra overdrive gear... technically it can be activated in any gear making a 6spd manual into a "12" speed manual...
pricey though.. $3,000 - 5,000
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From: dfw
Originally Posted by 2007 Zx-10,Sep 10 2008, 02:53 PM
I agree this car needs a highway gear for gas mileage on the freeway, I know they are trying to compensate for the limited power but this thing spins higher than a freakin geo metro at 70 mph
my RX-7 is turning about 3k rpm in comparison, and it's a 1.3 L!!
my RX-7 is turning about 3k rpm in comparison, and it's a 1.3 L!!
get it right
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From: dfw
Originally Posted by Blue_S2,Sep 10 2008, 02:51 PM
70 is nothing in CA. Most people drive 75-85 in free flowing traffic. Especially in desert areas.
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2.6l
get it right
get it right
blah...not that shit again
believe me, I've seen the rotary displacement argument thousands of times on rx7club.com...it's 1.3 L, I'll take the word of the engineers who built the thing over anyone