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zonker · 02-23-2011, 08:14 PM

thank you for the chart!

from what info i have been picking up your chart and from other websites, it seems 37-62 mph is "the zone" you don't want to leave, and where it falls after that depends more on the car's own engine/trans/aero specs.

so... i know the car will shift into it's tallest gear (0.75:1 with TQ lockup) at about 46mph (1700 rpm approx).

so i'm going to guess for me it's somewhere between 46 and 57mph. I'd say 62mph but my car is NOT aerodynamic

i think i need to take my lil 90 mile loop and slow my speed from 65-70mph to 50-55mph and see what happens.

p.s. i did donate for a mpguino so hopefully i'll have that in my measuring arsenal real soon.

02-23-2011, 08:14 PM	#25 (permalink)
zonker 500 Mile Metro Traveler Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sun City, CA Posts: 183 '89 Dakota LB - blue - '89 Dodge Dakota V6 LE 90 day: 19.8 mpg (US) '17 Fiat 124 - SunFiat - '17 Fiat 124 Spider Classica 90 day: 30.51 mpg (US) '89 Metro - The Egg - '89 Geo Metro Base 90 day: 50.71 mpg (US) '94 Alto - The Box - '94 Suzuki Alto Ce-L 90 day: 39.5 mpg (US) Thanks: 14 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts	thank you for the chart! from what info i have been picking up your chart and from other websites, it seems 37-62 mph is "the zone" you don't want to leave, and where it falls after that depends more on the car's own engine/trans/aero specs. so... i know the car will shift into it's tallest gear (0.75:1 with TQ lockup) at about 46mph (1700 rpm approx). so i'm going to guess for me it's somewhere between 46 and 57mph. I'd say 62mph but my car is NOT aerodynamic i think i need to take my lil 90 mile loop and slow my speed from 65-70mph to 50-55mph and see what happens. p.s. i did donate for a mpguino so hopefully i'll have that in my measuring arsenal real soon.