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Old 10-28-2009, 01:57 AM   #11 (permalink)
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look up specs for oil pump max pressure at its rpm. Take each gear to that as a minimum..
most often it matches torque rpm, but inlines are extremely offset, you need to look in the book mechanics usually have...
especially inlines, they need that max squirt between the gears. It will never ever be a low rpm "torquer" matching all parts together. the boxers for example..2850 is max torque and oil pump and progressive secondary...all at the same magical rpm..

If not to know or find out, at least 2800 rpm, and again, the inlines could be a universe apart within itself.


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Old 10-28-2009, 08:36 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I agree with not lugging your engine just to get better mpg. Personally I hate it when I cruise close to idle (say 900 rpm when the idle speed is 700) but my car feels pretty comfortable at say 1300. Plus the car starts to sort of misfire when you get at or below idle. However one thing I don't know is if it is safe to coast at idle while in gear when the engine doesn't seem to be struggling.
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