ok i have a 97 civic ex coupe .. i usually shift around 3k for daily driving .. now i was on a road trip on the highway .. and when im in 5th gear goin about 85 im at like 4k .. is that right? b/c i feel like i should have a sixth gear almost .. b/c highway driving would kill me on gas .. like theres no possible way for me to cruise at 80mph at like 2.5k ..

so am i crazy and they made the tranny like that b/c ppl "shouldnt" drive over 80 or at 80 ... or is something wrong .. perhaps i dont have an ex tranny and it was replaced at one time

p.s. i remember a thread somewhere .. about knowing if u have an ex tranny .. and somone was saying theyre usually at like 3k in third gear going 60 .. thats def not the case w/ me

 

136.765 Km/h

5th gear at 4000rpm I'm on the 140km mark


your fine

I have a 96 Si, so same car

 

You're crazy, cause that's normal.

4k rpm's isn't that much and you can still get 30+ mpg. I like keeping the rpm's up cause you stay in the power band too much. I mean, cruising at 2500 rpm leaves you nothing when you step on the gas.

 

4k at 85?!

Consider yourself lucky. I have an ITR tranny that is at 4k at 70 MPH!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Marauder &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You're crazy, cause that's normal.

4k rpm's isn't that much and you can still get 30+ mpg. I like keeping the rpm's up cause you stay in the power band too much. I mean, cruising at 2500 rpm leaves you nothing when you step on the gas.</TD></TR></TABLE>

haha ok .. u just made my day .. ur totally right 2500 rpms blow .. 4 gives some nice power .. i just always figure id waste a lot of gas .. never thought id get 30 mpg w/ that

thx guys .. haha and im sorry about that itr tranny .. haha the type r motor revs hard tho doesnt it