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Was Wondering how many rpms my 88lx 5 speed should be at when its driving in 5th gear at 65-70 mph? Right now its at it 2900-3k I feel thats pretty high. Am I wrong?
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1991 Auto Ford Festiva " Noel " <-- cuz theres No L in Festiva
1991 Manual Ford Festiva
1999 ford f-250 5.4L My gas guzzler. -
Seems right....that's where my 5-speed is at that speed. -
Mine is around 2900 at that speed.Comment
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Don't even want to know what my 4-speed is turning.Comment
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At 65-70mph, mine revs at like 4k rpm lol
1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor
1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)
If no one from the future stops you from doing it, how bad of a decision can it really be?Comment
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63=3k with cable F so about 65-67=3k with EIm not driving a Festiva because I'm poor. I drive a Festiva because i want to!
Dennis
93 L Advancedynamics suspension mod, awaiting B6 swap
91 GL B6 sohc, currently in the hands of DAE undergoing top secret work. Soon to be cable G, with stage 3 F1 Kevlar clutch... To be continued
93 GL In progress BP/hydro G
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3700 @ 70 with my 3 speed auto :-(Comment
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Alright cool was glad to know Im not losing it!1991 Auto Ford Festiva " Noel " <-- cuz theres No L in Festiva
1991 Manual Ford Festiva
1999 ford f-250 5.4L My gas guzzler.Comment
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3k rpm = 73-4mph on all my festys (5spd)Trees aren't kind to me...
currently: 2 88Ls (Scrappy and Jersey), 88LX, 90L(Pepe), 91L, 91GL (Skippy) 93 GL Sport (the Mighty Favakk), 94 (Bruce) & 95 Aspire SEs, 97 Aspire (The Joker),
94 Justy 4WD, 87 Fiero GT, plus 2 parts cars. That's my fleet.
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With an Aspire undercarriage and 175/70-13s my 93 5-speed is revving 2700 at 65 mph (2600 at 60). You'd think this would make for better fuel economy but I haven't seen any of that so far.Comment
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Bert wrote:
"...175/70-13s my 93 5-speed is revving 2700 at 65 mph (2600 at 60). You'd think this would make for better fuel economy but I haven't seen any of that so far."
Are you adding 4 percent more miles before figuring your fuel usage? The taller tires don't spin as many revolutions so if you are figuring raw mileage off your odometer you won't be figuring enough miles.
Add 4 miles for every 100 miles you travel. If you go 300 miles add 12 miles and then divide your fuel usage into it.
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