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redpoint5 · 09-12-2012, 04:28 AM

I grab 6th gear in my TSX at 30mph when cruising. She would go about as low as 25mph in 6th at around 1100 RPM.

You would think with 6 gears, they could have left the last gear tall, but no such luck.

09-12-2012, 04:28 AM	#28 (permalink)
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