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Originally Posted by Daox
My main concern was the 1360 at 45 mph which is my daily commute speed. I do have some hills to climb and I'm not sure how that would work out.
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1360 sounds really really low. That's my rpm at 24mph in 5th or so, and the car struggles with slight inclines at that speed. That's a 1ZZ-FE hauling 2300lbs. If I floor it, it'll make unhealthy groaning noises and after 5 seconds the speed will have barely increased at all. Pre-2000 engines seem to like being over 1500rpm.
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Originally Posted by Daox
Yeah, I checked car-part.com and the cheapest one in the US is about $400. Too rich for my blood when you can get a C5x for around $100. It would be pretty nice though.
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400?? The cheapest one I see on carpart is 850! I've seen them go in classifieds for a bit over 1k. Low mileage ones will easily fetch 1.2k. C56s on the other hand are basically scrap metal, people start their asking prices at 500 and don't have many buyers. Good news if you're trying to upgrade from a 4 speed though!