Nero

hey, i city drive alot and most of my driving is on streets that have 40 mph limits. i usually get 15-16 mpg in the city becuase i usually keep the revs at 2k. well one day i decided to try and keep the revs at 1.5k and in order to do that i drove around in 6th gear going about 44 mph cruising along. i was wondering though that could this be bad for the engine or the tranny? the engine sounds really deep however, i did get the mpg to peak at 22 mpg which would be nicer if i could continue to do that seeing as gas is now $3.45 for prem around here. so is 6th gear going at that slow of a speed gona hurt anything, or is it ok to continue doing it and then downshift when i need to speed up or something? thanks

absolute00matt

That's perfectly fine!
If anything, ur babying ur engine at that engine speed.
U will be able to sustain ur current engine condition doing that.

Just make sure u let her scream once every now and then.

I feel ya about the $. Gas prices in my town r almost nearing ur town's prices.

I1DER

The owners manual gives guides for shifting, but I don't remember what it says about 6th. I guess if you are not lugging it, all should be fine. If you are lugging it, you won't get as good milage as you would by shifting down.

Voboy

iTrader: (58)

I keep it safe and keep the rpm at or above 1500. and by the speed that you're going it I'm sure your fine.

Nero

k thanks ^^ i dont always baby my engine, i blast it up this really steep hill by my house everyday at 5-6k rpm :P and its REALLY steep

Fletch69z

iTrader: (50)

Stay above 1500 RPM's and you'll be fine.

Shift_Z33

iTrader: (15)

Im in 6th if I'm doing more than 40mph. Either that or I'm blasting to redline!