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Old 05-09-2004, 10:20 PM
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What should the RPM gauge be at between 70- 75 mph?
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Old 05-09-2004, 10:22 PM
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not for sure i think bout 4500? never looked
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my car is around 2000. i dont know about yours though.
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I would guess between 3500-4000rpm at 70mph.
Thats assumeing you were in over drive?
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yeah are you running in over drive
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Old 05-09-2004, 10:27 PM
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I am always in overdrive cuz everything is highway. My car runs abaout 2500 rpms and wanted to make sure it was about right.
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like i said not for sure on yours but mine runs about 4000-4500
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Old 05-09-2004, 10:33 PM
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isn't 5000 like redlining it? I was always told not to let mine hit 5000
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i dont think that is redlining on mine.
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Somewhere around 2400, I believe. Anything much higher is a problem with your transmission.
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