02-03-2018, 01:55 PM | #141 |
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How does the car feel sluggish when cruising? I agree with Decep. Why spin high revs for literally no reason other than to put extra wear on the engine and burn extra fuel. I run 6th at 50 even. If I anticipate the need to accelerate I will run a lower gear but not if I’m cruising for 15mins at a time. A big part of why the auto guys get better MPG is because the auto isn’t a dummy cruising at 35mph turning 4500rpm.
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I guess now we know how some people get 30 mpg and others barely crack 20. lol
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Why can't you cruise at 4k RPM? As I stated earlier, I think the car feels better, sounds better and drives better at 4K RPM. To those who posted after, I drive an AT in manual at all times lol |
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If someone could explain how "extra wear" occurs at highway speeds in the middle of the rev band I would be most grateful.
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at 4000 rpm your engine is spinning faster than at 2000 rpm, hence the extra wear from going faster vs going slower. More heat, more friction, more wear, no? That'd be my guess
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Exactly. It’s really very simple. If you’re in top gear at high speeds then you can’t avoid the high revs. I’m just pointing out that 4500 at just 35mph while “cruising” is just unnecessary wear. |
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If anything cruising at too low of revs (there was somebody here that swore cruising at 1,000 whenever possible was best) can be harder on an engine than 4,000 since it would lug and lose oil pressure every time you tried to accelerate.
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