FlipMaxima

I have a 93 se 5spd that I just got. I took it on the highway and noticed that the rpms at cruising speed 120km/h was around 3000rpm. I talked to a friend about it who has a gxe and he says he does 100km/h (60mph) at 2000rpm. So I'm wondering if this is normal, and if it isn't, does anyone know what it could be and how to fix it?

This has been buggin me for a while

90SEBlack

No i believe that 2695rpm should be 65mph anyone who has there speedo apart can tell u i dont remember exactly but when i had my speedo apart i could see that it said the conversion on it I think it was 2695rpm = 65mph but not too sure , It says it on the actuall speedo around the outside but i u cant see it unless u have it apart . But at around 70 mph 3000 isnt that high are engines are designed to run hot and at higher rpms.

subs1000w

i know im at 4000 at 100mph so that translattes into about 3000 at 75 mph

maybe your tach or speedo is not accurite

AscendantMax

iTrader: (7)

first off, punctuation is your friend. don't know if my auto can relate but i'm at around 2500-2600 while going 70 mph (~113 km/h)

90SEBlack

ya after further expection i agree im at around 2500 at 70mph however if i disengage my OD then it rises to around 3100 so i would check to make sure that ur OD is engaged because it should be around 2500 - 2600 as Fosgate Fan said

MrGone

iTrader: (30)

autos have taller gears than 5spds, plus a locking torque converter.

I forget what mines at, but I normally do about 85 on the way to school, I think its about 3300rpm.

(thats funny, I do 85 on the way to school. maybe I should slow down? )

90SEBlack

naaa that sounds about right for the ride to school in the morning, and around 90 - 95 on the way home when your more alert. lol

Paul89SE

If i'm going 75 MPH it's right around 3000 so that sounds right to me.

90SEBlack

give or take, lets just say that it not bad thats prolly in the given range of acceptable rpm's

MrGone

iTrader: (30)

the funny thing is i'm more alert on my way to school, then sleepy on my way home,

plus sometimes I hit 105 on the on ramp just because I like to run the gears, the crappy part is having to slow down because the car just wants to keep climbing

MrGone

iTrader: (30)

my moms subaru does almost 4000rpms before she hits 90mph... its sad

90SEBlack

What gear u hit 105 in , I know that with my auto i hit 115 (well on the speedo prolly actually only 107) it shifts into another gear and drop the tach to 4000 and climbs back to 6 and barries the speedo at 125 at around 5,000 5,100 so i figure a 90 auto top speed is around 130 135 , Anyway what gear is it sroping into at 107 i can count it going threw 4 before it hits that gear my buddy said its the OD gear always wonderded what gear that was

MrGone

iTrader: (30)

I dont remember what gear I was in, I'm tempted to say 3rd, maybe forth? Kind of sad that I dont know.

I can tell you that in my old 93 SE Auto I hit 115mph with (I think i was around 5000-5500rpm) in 3rd gear, so I had pleanty to go.
Overdrive is simply 4th gear. In my auto I could take first gear to ~40mph, second gear to ~80mph, and never reached the top of 3rd.

Automatics have taller gears that 5spds, so they can technically have a higher top speed.

90SEBlack

ya those are my same shift points and anyone else who has barried theres will tell u 3rd is done at 115 on an auto and then i guess its 4 or OD and dunno what that goes up to ull have to find some one with a 145mph speedo

MrGone

iTrader: (30)

Are you talking about the engine running out of guts, or the engine red lining? I'm not sure if VG gears are the same as VE's, but I had plenty of engine left in 3rd gear at 115mph. That was over a year and a half ago in my old car. Also VE's have an extra 500rpm on VG's (maybe alittle more).

just curious.
Also Antonthegrey has a 145mph speedo in his car and he's topped it out, he has an 89 5spd. Also the gauges arent too accurate that high, so if you want a true reading get a or maybe a Apexi RSM (anyone know if thats accurate?)

90SEBlack

the only thing that i know of to be accurate to the .2 of a mph is a gps.

eric93SE

iTrader: (1)

My VE auto is at 2150 @ 70mph


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