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19bonestock88 · 02-03-2018, 10:33 AM

In all honesty, my verdict is purely a guess based on how the car behaves on my commute... the loss of TQ below 1200 RPM was asked on a hill in Glenville that I used to climb in 5th by starting at 28 mph and at the top I would be going 25... now if I’m not above 30 at the bottom, I can’t crest at 25 without going back to 4th... oddly enough it has enough TQ at 32 to crest at 27mph...

The gains above 1500 RPM were based on the Hill out of Glenville that I can now climb in 5th by starting at around 42-45mph depending on traffic... before, I would start in 5th at around same speed but about 3/4 way up I would have to go back to 4th due to speed loss(less than 35 on that hill)... now I crest at 39-40 in 5th

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19bonestock88 Master EcoModder Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: KY Posts: 1,351 IGL - '04 Saturn Ion Team Saturn 90 day: 56.19 mpg (US) Thanks: 63 Thanked 365 Times in 268 Posts	In all honesty, my verdict is purely a guess based on how the car behaves on my commute... the loss of TQ below 1200 RPM was asked on a hill in Glenville that I used to climb in 5th by starting at 28 mph and at the top I would be going 25... now if I’m not above 30 at the bottom, I can’t crest at 25 without going back to 4th... oddly enough it has enough TQ at 32 to crest at 27mph... The gains above 1500 RPM were based on the Hill out of Glenville that I can now climb in 5th by starting at around 42-45mph depending on traffic... before, I would start in 5th at around same speed but about 3/4 way up I would have to go back to 4th due to speed loss(less than 35 on that hill)... now I crest at 39-40 in 5th __________________ My current Ecotec project... My last Ecotec project...