Didn't even think they made 4cyl Max's. Actually pretty sure they don't.

 

yeah i meant real world, guess i wasnt thinking about him not knowing he would be going a different speed than the dash says.

they dont make 4cyl max's in the US

 

2000 5-speed, usually pulling about 33-3500 RPM's at 80. I understand it to be pretty normal for this car to rev that high.

 

The 5spd gear ratios are shorter, hence the peppy acceleration in comparison to the autos.

The general rule of thumb with the 5spd vq30 in the maximas:

2nd gear - 10mph/ 1000 rpm (40 mph @ 4000 rpm)
3rd gear - 15mph/ 1000 rpm (60 mph @ 4000 rpm)
5th gear - 75mph @ 3000 rpm, 100 mph @ 4000 rpm

Tire sizing and such will affect the speedometer, so give or take 100-200 rpms for sake of argument.

These are all confirmed on my 5spd with an ECU reader plugged into the ODB-II port and also real-time with my Blitz R-VIT unit

 

That is INSANE! Driving like a total granny on a highway trip, I have gotten 500 miles on a tank a couple of times and I thought I was doing VERY well. I can't imagine how you could get 570. Downhill, tailwind, and maintaining speed at about 55mph???

 

nope, look at the picture again...cruise set at 80 going through relatively hilly terrain...I pull it off all the time on trips, but my average is 31 mpg highway(i travel a LOT btw...)

 

I get ~300 miles on half a tank on the highway all the time. Comes out usually to 32 MPG.

 

you people that answered too high are tards.. he said 5spd not auto...
yes thats about right.. at 100 i'm going like 4k rpms
so its around 25mph/1krpm at 5th gear

top half of the tank holds more gas than the bottom half.. about a gallon i believe

 

2000 gle auto

2900 exactly.

too lazy to post a pic but i have one @ 80mph on the dot, which i just looked before posting this

my truck is at 2000 @ 80. the gearing of the maxima ftl.

 

2500 RPM @ 80 MPH (6 Speed Manual)

 

01 5 speed: 3350 RPMS at 80. It's normal, no worries. 25 mpg.

/thread

 

The guy driving a V6 with only 4 cyl.s work...

 

2500RPM, 6th gear, 80mph

2k2 Nissan Maxima

Never got above 26mpg...this is cruising 75mph with all bolt ons...and no SES...all fluids changed as well...

LA02max- so your got 33mpg before? 02 max is only rated at 28

 

It doesn't matter if you have bolt ons or not.

Same with the 'rating', I never get what mine is rated at.

 

80mph for my 2K 5-speed is 3250 RPM exactly. Doesn't waste much gas however.

 

why do you say this?

 

btw, your tach seems to be a tad off? the engine is revving lower than usual...i know mine is 2500-2550 with the needle pointing exactly 80mph...and i've drove another 6spd with the same results

 

depends on the car...just look at all the responses in this thread. 100 rpms isn't exactly a big difference....

 

maybe thats why your gettin that bomb mileage

 

maybe your clutch is slipping super minorly. i mean, its slipping by a couple hundred RPMs?

 

if his clutch was slipping minorly (even just super minorly), then it would be roasted after a few hundred miles...

 

If the clutch was slipping the RPM's would be higher, hence your clutch might be super minrly slipping, since your RPM's are higher than his.

 

but I highly doubt it's that...it's a simple gauge error. Like I said before, 100 rpms isn't that much of a difference, especially on those gauges.

 

i drove another 6spd max...and rode in another...they both had similiar gearing to mine

and if my clutch was super minorly slipping...then my clutch would be by now..hehe

 

lmao i know just tryin to help...since it was a 5speed too i thought it might be similar.

 

http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.ph...&postcount=188

 

the margin of error on the gauges is rather wide. Either that or i'm shifting at 7500 rpm at times

 

hahaha lucky, you have an AE.

 

I have a TS ECU The AE doesn't have a higher rev limit

 

This is a great thread. I just got my '01 SE 3 weeks ago and my trip to work is usually around 80mph. Was a little concerned about the gas mileage too but sounds like everything is where it should be.

I too am a 80/3300 owner. =)

 

try drafting....hehehe

 

that's what i meant. AE has the technosquare ECU upgrade availble, my 2000 doesn't

 

Well since I had to do a little grocery shopping, I decided to make a video with my phone in the interim so that there is definitive evidence what RPM's 80MPH is at. My wheels are the stock 16" SE's. I'm sure different wheel/tire sizes yield different results. Cruise was set @80ish... and of course, I'm 5spd only baby!.... BTW, pay no attention to that yellow light under the cruise indicator. My phone was actin up. It was night time so I had the flash set on. Otherwise, it would have turned out better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVls3jRKq3U

 

is there a compnay that can make custom gears for maxima's?

 

P0420 CEL...?

 

anything in relation to "custom" in this case is highly likely but not quite feasible.

It'd be easier for you to dig through a Nissan catalog and figure out the gears that can cross reference

 

P0420/P0430 actually . Four new o2 sensors. just bad pre-cats. I have o2 sims, but haven't installed them yet. waiting on a better y-pipe.

 

P0420/P0430 actually . Four new o2 sensors. just bad pre-cats. I have o2 sims, but haven't installed them yet. waiting on a stainless y-pipe. Had an aluminized one with Fed-manifold, but the stockers are on.



Or can the 5.5 gen 6spd be used?

How the hell I get two posts!!!!

 

Double and a half post FTL..

 

Yeah, it does seem kinda high. I have a 2001 automatic with a stillen intake and i'm at about 2,900