shifting/driving question
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shifting/driving question
hey quick question - i've been trying to get better mileage out of the ss/sc and I was wondering how bad it is to be driving around in fourth/fifth, only doing about 40 mph...rpms are around 1900...is that bad for the tranny? and i'm not flooring it obviously, i'm just kinda coasting around....just curious if its bad or not, also what kind of mpg is everyone getting right now?
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I do the same thing on my ss/sc. I average about 22mpg driving it grannystyle but I am usually stop and go on my morning/afternoon commutes to work. Hoping my Injen CAI comes in this week from TTR and that'll help a tiny bit more.
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Just to let you know....if you lug the engine, it's possible to get just as bad gas mileage as being in a lower (numerical) gear at a higher RPM.......It can put way more load on the injectors.
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your likely lugging it, and having to give it more gas than is necessary, as the car would be much happier up over 2000
just my thoughts.
I get 36mpg mixed. 45 open highway.
just my thoughts.
I get 36mpg mixed. 45 open highway.
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Your not going to save enough fuel by doing that to make it worth it driving around town.
If you have to accelerate for some reason your just going to bog ,I prefer to keep it at 2 grand or above.
If you have to accelerate for some reason your just going to bog ,I prefer to keep it at 2 grand or above.
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When speeding up, I shift at/right before 3k rpm. During cruising I try to keep it at around 2k rpm, though I'll let it coast down to 1.5k. However, if I need to speed up from there, I always downshift.
Driving normally, I get 26~28mpg in the city. If I really really baby it and there is no traffic around, I've gotten as high as 34mpg city. The tune and letting it coast in gear a lot helps. I've discovered I can get better mpg not using the cruise control, since I can normally keep the car a couple inchs deeper in vacuum then what CC gets.
Driving normally, I get 26~28mpg in the city. If I really really baby it and there is no traffic around, I've gotten as high as 34mpg city. The tune and letting it coast in gear a lot helps. I've discovered I can get better mpg not using the cruise control, since I can normally keep the car a couple inchs deeper in vacuum then what CC gets.
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I shift about 2k to 2500rpm and downshift about 1500rpm and i average 20mpg lately
After filling up my DIC says 260miles left and I reset the mpg gauge to zero. Not sure if it is my driving or what.
After filling up my DIC says 260miles left and I reset the mpg gauge to zero. Not sure if it is my driving or what.
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get a scangauge and watch you injector duty cycle, lets you get a really good feeling of the most economical shift points. The only downside is that with gas prices this high you will be come obsessed with injector duty cycle, I can't take my eyes off of it.
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