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Originally Posted by H-Man
I'd really dig my car with an 8 speed manual. Give me a triple overdrive, a stump puller 1st, a 2nd that looks like a first, then have third through fifth be the business gears. With the way my route is, I could use 2 extra overdrive gears (I have some spots where I'd be able to do 75 at 1800 RPM without lugging the engine and then some spots where I'm cursing the gap between 1st, 2nd, and third-- I'm effectively spending a quarter of the time accelerating and another quarter coasting with the hilly route I have).
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On any kind of declination, I generally pull out of gear and kill the engine. Cruising in-gear is only for level ground and inclines in my cars, and lean burn in 5th can't be held if there's more than the mildest headwind or incline.
Actually, upon consideration, the 2800lb Civic could probably go a little taller, the 1.3L still has some pep, despite being at <1800RPM @ 55.
Some more options between first and third would be nice though.