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Author Topic: RPM's too high?  (Read 3924 times)

squaretwo

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RPM's too high?
« on: September 01, 2009, 04:39:00 PM »
I had my auto trans from my 91 N/A Capri swapped out for a manual trans last week, and I was wondering: what RPM's are you running in 5th gear to maintain 55mph? I'm running 3k and I'm thinking thats too high. Is it?
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Rocketman

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RPM's too high?
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2009, 04:43:00 PM »
That actually sounds about right. Turbo tranny's run around 3k at 60mph and 4k at 80mph
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« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2009, 04:43:00 PM »
nope my xr2 is the same.. when my wife and i drove to the MACG this summer.. we stopped to eat just below indy.. and i couldnt hear the waitress to order my food my ears were ringing so bad... but amazingly running 3000-4000 all the way there... we got pretty good gas mileage
well for my car n e ways...
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RPM's too high?
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2009, 05:00:00 PM »
i have a 91 N/a manual and thats right on champ, it does sound high on the freeway i must admit myself. but it still gets good fuel eco. so no problems here. hahha
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« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2009, 05:18:00 PM »
Props on pulling off the swap too! BTW, you should be able to research the f-type and find a better 5th gear ratio that will pull the RPMs down. There is an 'upgrade' for the turbo's gtype byt you'll need to look up the ftype
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Gus Kelley

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« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2009, 11:34:00 PM »
Hey Squaretwo! The n/a manual trans runs higher R's than the turbo trans. Also your auto would have been spinning lesser R's than what you're spinning now also.  Gus
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squaretwo

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« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2009, 01:26:00 PM »
Thanks for the replies, I was trying to see if there was anything wrong with the swap; thankfully there isnt lol. Btw, are the PCMs any different in the auto and manual na capris? Thanks  
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