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12-30-2014, 01:24 PM | #1 |
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Underused gear
I noticed today that I rarely engage 5th gear, mostly for a brief second before shifting to 6th. Do you guys use fifth gear at all or am I an idiot?
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12-30-2014, 01:27 PM | #2 |
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I use 5th more than 6th because of lack of highway driving. But on a highway I may short shift from 4th to 6th at times.
Don't use 6th unless I'm over 55ish |
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As for 5th, I use it a lot, we got a lot of 35 mph speed limits in my area, so I go +5 which is 40, 5th gear is right on at that speed. |
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Side roads and hills make it useful out here in the west.
It's happier at higher revs than it would be in 6th.
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Fourth is prolly' my most used gear.
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Fifth is kind of a stepchild. A little too tall for 35-40mph side roads, a little to short for highway 55+ mph.
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You're not an idiot. Use it however you're comfortable.
I mostly use reverse.
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5th is perfect for 40-45..
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5th is fine for 35 if you're simply cruising. I used to drive like this :
1st-up to 12ish 2nd up to 20ish 3rd up to 30 4th up to 40 5th up to 54 avg mpg was 26 now I drive 3rd 22+ 4th 30+ 5th 37+ 6th 47+ MPG is 30 now. |
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Nobody shifts based on RPM anymore? Or keeping the motor out of the "dip"?
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i only use 1st
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12-30-2014, 05:04 PM | #13 |
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We're talking about holding gears given mph. Not mutually exclusive to when we shift into those gears
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I usually go 1-2-3-6 when pulling on the highway
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