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Old 03-09-2014, 09:33 PM   #108 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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TEST: gearing, rpm, mpg

My stock 1998 DX tranmission had almost the same rpm/speed in 5th gear as my current 1993 CX transmission has in 4th gear. So I did a quick and dirty test just now, out of curiosity. In the below list, 4th gear is what my old DX transmission would have produced in fifth gear, while the displayed 5th gear number are for the super-tall 1993 CX (also VX) gearing that I now have. I welcome any ideas for a more rigorous test. I do not have cruise control on this car.

4th: 34.9 %Engine load, 2031rpm, approx 50mph, 59.5mpg
5th: 37.6 %Engine load, 1639rpm, approx 50mph, 66.8mpg

4th: 37.6 %Ld, 1891rpm, approx 45mph, 51.0mpg
5th: 47.5 %Ld, 1568rpm, approx 45mph, 53.3mpg

4th: 42.7 Ld, 2090rpm, 50mph, 48.0mpg
5th: 45.5 Ld, 1710rpm, 50mph, 56.3mpg

3: 37.3 ld, 2579rpm, 50mph, 45.7mpg
4: 35.7 ld, 2080rpm, 50mph, 58.3mpg
5: 34.1 ld, 1708rpm, 50mph, 75.1mpg

3: 36.5 ld, 2547rpm, 50mph, 45.9mpg
4: 40.5 ld, 2074rpm, 50mph, 48.9mpg
5: 47.5 ld, 1723rpm, 50mph, 55.8mpg
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