What is your highway RPM?
06-30-2009, 11:56 PM
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What is your highway RPM?
My mom's honda odyssey gets about 2000 rpm at 70mph.
in my i35, thats 75mph at 2700 rpm.
Just curious for all you 5.5s out there, is this a normal rpm? i mean i see all 4 gears go, so do we just have lower ratios?
in my i35, thats 75mph at 2700 rpm.
Just curious for all you 5.5s out there, is this a normal rpm? i mean i see all 4 gears go, so do we just have lower ratios?
07-01-2009, 08:50 AM
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5.5 gen 6spd 80mph = 2500 rpm
I only know this because last sunday i gave a friend a ride and he was like "whoah 2500 rpms @ 80?!!!" lol but as far as other speeds I've never really paid much attention
I only know this because last sunday i gave a friend a ride and he was like "whoah 2500 rpms @ 80?!!!" lol but as far as other speeds I've never really paid much attention
07-01-2009, 09:33 AM
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Damn I havent posted here in a long time. I cant go under 70MPH on the highway. The smoothness fools me lol, half the time Im looking at the road thinking Im doing 60-65, but when I look at the speedo, its about 75-85.. Damn I love the max..
BTW Im a 2K Auto GLE (Due for a drain/fill of transmission fluid.)
Sometimes I flucutuate speeds, but when I dont this is what it looks like
65 - 2100
70 - 2400
75 - 2600
BTW Im a 2K Auto GLE (Due for a drain/fill of transmission fluid.)
Sometimes I flucutuate speeds, but when I dont this is what it looks like
65 - 2100
70 - 2400
75 - 2600
07-01-2009, 11:06 AM
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And terrible for around town...I borrowed my friend's when my BMW was broken and my maxima was in another town to deliver for the job I used to work for, and holy crap it was ridiculous. They have like 240 hp, but their gearing is LOOOOOONG. It pretty much would never shift out of first gear until 30 mph...and it wasn't anywhere near redline which is at 52 mph, i think. Any other speed around town it was idling. lol. Any increase in speed and it would downshift.
07-01-2009, 01:11 PM
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haha looks like my RPM is normal. i mean im getting good gas mileage. I guess its just the honda!
now i wish i had a six speed, too bad I35s dont' come with those. They should've just given 5.5s a 5speed AT. I mean all the other VQ35s get them... grrr
now i wish i had a six speed, too bad I35s dont' come with those. They should've just given 5.5s a 5speed AT. I mean all the other VQ35s get them... grrr
07-01-2009, 03:22 PM
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07-01-2009, 03:54 PM
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LOL
07-01-2009, 08:42 PM
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07-01-2009, 11:53 PM
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Back in the day I dont think anybody cruised that fast. My girlfriends dad had a 4MT bug and he said he was always nervous to go more than 70...I think technology spoils us now.
07-03-2009, 09:45 PM
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07-03-2009, 09:52 PM
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07-04-2009, 12:08 AM
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03 SE auto. cruise set at 68 mph it sits right under 2500 rpm... car said i was getting 34.5 mpg from Amarillo to OK state line ~100 miles
bump cruise up to 73 mph it sits between 2600 - 2700 rpm... car said i was getting 30.9 mpg from OK state line to OKC ~150 miles
bump cruise up to 73 mph it sits between 2600 - 2700 rpm... car said i was getting 30.9 mpg from OK state line to OKC ~150 miles
07-04-2009, 12:52 AM
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when they were designing the 5.5 the got lazy probably and did it in a rush and forgot about upgrading the tranny lol. seriously if we had a fifth gear we'd be going 80 mph at 2200 rpm like you 6 speeders haha
