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arcosine · 02-22-2011, 09:26 PM

The 3.08 gear would give the best highway mpg at 65, 1980 rpm is not too low. My saturn 5 speed is at 2110 rpm at 65 mph and my crx HF is at 1830 RPM. Yes, I do more down shifting in the HF.

02-22-2011, 09:26 PM	#20 (permalink)
arcosine Master Ecomadman Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Chicago area Posts: 1,154 sc1 - '98 saturn sc1 Team Saturn 90 day: 43.17 mpg (US) Airplane Bike - '11 home built Carp line Tour rans - '97 rans tailwind tractor - '66 International Cub cadet 129 2002 Space Odyssey - '02 Honda Odyssey EX-L 90 day: 28.25 mpg (US) red bug - '00 VW beetle TDI big tractor - '66 ford 3400 red vw - '00 VW new beetle TDI 90 day: 58.42 mpg (US) RV - '88 Winnebago LeSharo 90 day: 16.67 mpg (US) Thanks: 20 Thanked 337 Times in 227 Posts	The 3.08 gear would give the best highway mpg at 65, 1980 rpm is not too low. My saturn 5 speed is at 2110 rpm at 65 mph and my crx HF is at 1830 RPM. Yes, I do more down shifting in the HF. __________________ - Tony