6-speed gearbox, what gear around town?
23 February 2011, 04:04 PM
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No wonder my fuel consumption is rubbish. Maybe 4th gear if coasting along in traffic, otherwise 3rd. 5th and 6th only for hwy use. I thought I was being sensible driving in 4th gear.
23 February 2011, 09:13 PM
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well i have fat fingers funny man
i just feel if you can not work out what gear to be in at 30 mph then you should get a auto, its just not hard to work it out. Its more economical to keep excess load of the engine rather than chugging along in 6th i find its nicest to keep the rpm at around 3 - 3.5k at 30 mph
23 February 2011, 09:28 PM
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well i have fat fingers funny man
i just feel if you can not work out what gear to be in at 30 mph then you should get a auto, its just not hard to work it out. Its more economical to keep excess load of the engine rather than chugging along in 6th i find its nicest to keep the rpm at around 3 - 3.5k at 30 mph
i just feel if you can not work out what gear to be in at 30 mph then you should get a auto, its just not hard to work it out. Its more economical to keep excess load of the engine rather than chugging along in 6th i find its nicest to keep the rpm at around 3 - 3.5k at 30 mph
He's not one to exercise his dump valve for the public's benefit.
As for obvious, it's not always down to trash it everywhere, my Exedy clutch makes a dreadful racket between 1400 and 1700 rpm, so I stay in 4th to keep above this.
3.5K is looking for a fight with something
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23 February 2011, 09:56 PM
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Steady with those sausages... If you were lucky enough to met Jeff you'd not be surprised to see a sprightly weasel-eyed "oldie" like myself.
He's not one to exercise his dump valve for the public's benefit.
As for obvious, it's not always down to trash it everywhere, my Exedy clutch makes a dreadful racket between 1400 and 1700 rpm, so I stay in 4th to keep above this.
3.5K is looking for a fight with something
dunx
He's not one to exercise his dump valve for the public's benefit.
As for obvious, it's not always down to trash it everywhere, my Exedy clutch makes a dreadful racket between 1400 and 1700 rpm, so I stay in 4th to keep above this.
3.5K is looking for a fight with something
dunx
24 February 2011, 09:52 AM
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I personally would not use 6th at 30mph....
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24 February 2011, 09:57 AM
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24 February 2011, 06:28 PM
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Doesn't matter - He is driving his own car in 6th at 30 mph and it clearly is marginal ("sometimes it groans, sometimes it doesn't...). What other people's cars do makes no difference to his car - just put it in the right gear...
24 February 2011, 08:35 PM
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i tried mine in 6th at 30mph today and it was only doing 1100 rpm,thats only slightly more than tickover.i really couldnt subject my car to that kind of driving.4th gear was 2000rpm which is about as low as i would ever want to go.
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26 February 2011, 10:32 PM
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My 2.5 STi PPP will pull off in 6th if need be... 
I found out when I momentarily forgot that I had a 6 speed box and went for reverse on a 5 speed box!
And that was before the forged/big turbo upgrade......
There is simply no substitute for the low down torque of a well mapped 2.5 impreza
I found out when I momentarily forgot that I had a 6 speed box and went for reverse on a 5 speed box!
And that was before the forged/big turbo upgrade...... There is simply no substitute for the low down torque of a well mapped 2.5 impreza
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