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Old 08-09-2004, 01:25 PM
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I have a question... how come our cars RPM are higher then other cars? Like... around 60mph our RPM would be around 4RPM while other cars would be around 2RPM? Someone explain plz
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its all about the gearing of the car. all 6 gears in the S are just very high in order to keep the power within thr powerband while shifting. however i do agree that 6th could be a little lower. in my 04 cruising at 90 i am at about 5k rpms.....
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:iagee: Yep, the gearing. Specifically, the rear end. We have a 4.1 final drive ratio, wheras lots of other cars are (I think) in the 2.8 to 3.5 range.
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