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Old 09-12-2012, 10:20 AM   #29 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
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.
Honda is especially bad about that. They put your 6th gear the same as my 5th, and made all the ratios closer in the middle.
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