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"71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors" (adamprotter)
05/30/2016 at 19:09 • Filed to: None

6th in my STi is really nice. I can cruise at 75MPH at only 3000 RPM and the acceleration is pretty good when I floor it. 5th gear isn’t as useful for me honestly

DISCUSSION (23)

E90M3 > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/30/2016 at 19:20

The M3 rides at about 3500 RPM at highway speed aka 84 mph, it’s Texas so that’s only 9 over. The good news is that’s where the engine is producing it’s peak torque, so don’t even have to downshift, floor it and it just pulls.

yitznewton > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/30/2016 at 19:21

s2000 (AP1) top gear is 70@4000. The car is very happy to cruise at 5-6k on a more spirited drive, e.g. backroads, or when you’re passing and changing lanes a lot.

Jayhawk Jake > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/30/2016 at 19:25

Only 3000...I turn about 2200 at 75

samssun > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/30/2016 at 19:33

I like a close ratio gearbox but 3000 is too high for me on the highway. The Corvette guys are doing 1300-1500 rpm in 7th gear at 80 mph, while having a tight-ratio 5 speed around town, which sounds awesome to me (and they can run on 4 cylinders at that speed)

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/30/2016 at 19:34

2100 at 70. Has no pull at all. But it's a truck so.....

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/30/2016 at 19:34

My S600 will sit in fifth at 65-70 doing about 1400 rpm. Then when I floor it, it spins the world backwards around me.

Behringer_Johnny > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/30/2016 at 19:35

I wish i had 6 gears my old mstang got 5 and if i wanted to go 75 the rpm is not that low so its not so economical. I want a sixth My final drive rratio isnt big i think its 3:31

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Jayhawk Jake
05/30/2016 at 19:35

Lol same, I sit at about 1400.

marshknute > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/30/2016 at 19:36

My C6 Corvette is practically idling at highway speeds: 1900 RPM at 75 mph!

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Jayhawk Jake
05/30/2016 at 19:37

At 75 I’m doing 3500. Kinda buzzy.

Behringer_Johnny > samssun
05/30/2016 at 19:37

3000 is way to high i know right? My mustang sits at 2,200 or 2,500 rpm in 5th gear and i wish there was a 6th gear to lower rpm its got a pretty decent response at 1600 or even 1500 rpm so it wouldnt bog

OPPOsaurus WRX > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/30/2016 at 19:42

I was d doing mad rpms in my WRX..... sniff sniff I miss thing

LongbowMkII > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/30/2016 at 19:46

The impala is about 2200 at 80. You kids and your fancy 5th gears.

interstate366, now In The Industry > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/30/2016 at 20:12

2001 Prelude. In 5th I’m in the mid-high 3000s at 70. Can’t quite remember the exact RPM. VTEC kicks in (yo) at exactly 100...

...um, allegedly. I do live in Virginia, after all ;)

Anyway, it isn’t a stock engine, so it pulls decently.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/30/2016 at 20:13

3000 would be nice, I do about 3200 in my MR2 Turbo in 5th gear.

I could get a Camry V6 trans for the ratios, but I think I’d only do that if I swapped a 2GRFE in there too.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/30/2016 at 20:22

“...and the acceleration is pretty good when I floor it.”

Next post: My STi just suffered ringland failure.

AkursedX > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/30/2016 at 20:43

75mph is around 4k on my rx8 because rotary. But I wish my STI had a little bit of a taller 6th. 70mph at ~2700rpm would be nice and would probably result in a bit better mileage on the highway.

e36Jeff now drives a ZHP > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/30/2016 at 20:44

2500 rpm @75 in my ZHP. Has pretty good pull, torque peak is at 3500, but it hits pretty good down at 2500. I rarely ever shift once I get to 6th.

Mx102 > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/30/2016 at 21:11

Mines just under 3500 at 75 American speeds but redline at 8300 so feels fine. My gramps viper doesn't like 6th at 75 because it's just over 1000. 5th until at least 90. Is weird.

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > Jayhawk Jake
05/30/2016 at 22:37

I actually had no idea that was kinda high. My previous cars were an MGB and an MR2 Spyder so I guess all of my cars have been geared high.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/30/2016 at 22:49

My top gear is an overdrive gear in a four-speed autobox. I have a button that lets me turn it into a three-speed autobox. Overdrive buttons are a harsh example of expectation v. reality.

PartyPooper2012 > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/31/2016 at 08:18

Ahhhh! 3000???? You need a bigger engine with more Vs.

CaptDale - is secretly British > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/31/2016 at 15:02

6th in my GTO is about 1900-2000 at 75mph