a few questions
08-16-2006, 05:26 PM
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a few questions
they are straight foward so i wont beat aroudn the bush
1. for the 5M owners what rpm's do u shift at and what rpm's do u cruse at speed at.
2. i was washing my car yesterday and cleaned out the tip of my trd muffler and a decent amount of water got up the pipe into the muffler. it all drained out but it was noticably louder an di liked it but im worried if i hurt it somehow and now its back to its old normal self. it lasted for about 30 min? kinda weird tell me what you tink
3 my first gear "sticks" almost its weird sometimes ill put it in first then it would shift out it almost pops out is that bad?
1. for the 5M owners what rpm's do u shift at and what rpm's do u cruse at speed at.
2. i was washing my car yesterday and cleaned out the tip of my trd muffler and a decent amount of water got up the pipe into the muffler. it all drained out but it was noticably louder an di liked it but im worried if i hurt it somehow and now its back to its old normal self. it lasted for about 30 min? kinda weird tell me what you tink
3 my first gear "sticks" almost its weird sometimes ill put it in first then it would shift out it almost pops out is that bad?
08-16-2006, 07:49 PM
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Re: a few questions
Originally Posted by george_da_2nd
they are straight foward so i wont beat aroudn the bush
1. for the 5M owners what rpm's do u shift at and what rpm's do u cruse at speed at.
2. i was washing my car yesterday and cleaned out the tip of my trd muffler and a decent amount of water got up the pipe into the muffler. it all drained out but it was noticably louder an di liked it but im worried if i hurt it somehow and now its back to its old normal self. it lasted for about 30 min? kinda weird tell me what you tink
3 my first gear "sticks" almost its weird sometimes ill put it in first then it would shift out it almost pops out is that bad?
1. for the 5M owners what rpm's do u shift at and what rpm's do u cruse at speed at.
2. i was washing my car yesterday and cleaned out the tip of my trd muffler and a decent amount of water got up the pipe into the muffler. it all drained out but it was noticably louder an di liked it but im worried if i hurt it somehow and now its back to its old normal self. it lasted for about 30 min? kinda weird tell me what you tink
3 my first gear "sticks" almost its weird sometimes ill put it in first then it would shift out it almost pops out is that bad?
2. Hmmm..not sure. It shouldn't hurt to get a little water in there. If it sounded different, maybe you got too much. *shrugs*
3. These arent the smoothest shifting cars on the planet. Mine can be notchy sometimes. If you think it's unusual, take it in and let them check it.
08-16-2006, 08:09 PM
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3. ya when i shift it its usally a lil notchy but some times its like very very notchy jus ton reandom ocoasion.
4. what was your crusing at speed rpm's i usally shift at 2500 and try and keep it at 2 grand when crusing is that to low im wonderin if thats why im gettin 27 MPG in tihe city
4. what was your crusing at speed rpm's i usally shift at 2500 and try and keep it at 2 grand when crusing is that to low im wonderin if thats why im gettin 27 MPG in tihe city
08-16-2006, 08:20 PM
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Good luck keeping an xA at 2000 RPMs. I think you'll be over that in 5th gear at 40 MPH!
I've always heard that you'll get better milage with the windows up and the A/C on. Windows down creates a lot of drag and destroys the aerodynamics of the car.
I've always heard that you'll get better milage with the windows up and the A/C on. Windows down creates a lot of drag and destroys the aerodynamics of the car.
08-16-2006, 09:18 PM
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3rd to 4th 3000-3500rpm
4th to 5th 3500-4000rpm (sometimes higher merging onto the freeway)
I cruise 80mph doing around 4000-4300rpm
It seems awfully high but these little engines appear to be designed for it. Kinda like older European cars.
AC fullblast hasn't noticably effected my milage or performance.
As far as H2O in your muffler; Unless your tailpipe is submerged, I wouldn't worry about it. You catalytic converter creates H2O in small amounts. It will drip out when the engine is cold.
4th to 5th 3500-4000rpm (sometimes higher merging onto the freeway)
I cruise 80mph doing around 4000-4300rpm
It seems awfully high but these little engines appear to be designed for it. Kinda like older European cars.
AC fullblast hasn't noticably effected my milage or performance.
As far as H2O in your muffler; Unless your tailpipe is submerged, I wouldn't worry about it. You catalytic converter creates H2O in small amounts. It will drip out when the engine is cold.
08-16-2006, 09:54 PM
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1. I shift around 4k....cruise around 3k-3250
2. A little water is fine, just don't do an experiment to see just how much you can force in there before you have a glorified water cooler.
3. Notchiness is expected from these tranny's. If you think it's excessive then go by and visit your dealer. Make them test drive it for a few miles around the city and then ask if you can also drive a new one on the lot (if there are any) to compare yourself.
2. A little water is fine, just don't do an experiment to see just how much you can force in there before you have a glorified water cooler.
3. Notchiness is expected from these tranny's. If you think it's excessive then go by and visit your dealer. Make them test drive it for a few miles around the city and then ask if you can also drive a new one on the lot (if there are any) to compare yourself.
08-16-2006, 10:21 PM
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1 I think most of us agree on the shifting around 3500 to
4000, unless you need to hurry up onto the freeway.
I usually cruise around 3000 i think. I never really pay
attention to when I'm cruisin' because it's very rare haha
2 don't have an answer on that one
3 mine has started doing that recently as well, didn't start till
i got to around 18000 miles. yes i have an 06 with 21000
miles on it already (i got it in august of 05)
4000, unless you need to hurry up onto the freeway.
I usually cruise around 3000 i think. I never really pay
attention to when I'm cruisin' because it's very rare haha
2 don't have an answer on that one
3 mine has started doing that recently as well, didn't start till
i got to around 18000 miles. yes i have an 06 with 21000
miles on it already (i got it in august of 05)
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