Will this hurt tranny / clutch?
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Will this hurt tranny / clutch?
Hi guys i'm trying different driving style to see if gas mileage will improve.
What i'm doing is first gear up til 3krpm and shift to 3rd (skpping 2nd), and up till 3.5k or almost 4k then upshift to 5th.
has anyone try this? will it hurt gearbox / tranny?
the shift is quite smooth from first to third but due to gear ratio i have to rev up until almost 4krpm to get some smooth shift --> this will leave the RPM to around 2krpm @ around 40-45 MPH
hopefully it's going to save some gas?
What i'm doing is first gear up til 3krpm and shift to 3rd (skpping 2nd), and up till 3.5k or almost 4k then upshift to 5th.
has anyone try this? will it hurt gearbox / tranny?
the shift is quite smooth from first to third but due to gear ratio i have to rev up until almost 4krpm to get some smooth shift --> this will leave the RPM to around 2krpm @ around 40-45 MPH
hopefully it's going to save some gas?
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Drink less alcohol. Eat in instead of eating out one night. Pass on some snacks when you're shopping at the supermarket. I'm not being a smartass. Some simple and minor wallet management will offset this gas price increase.
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Originally Posted by Exciting News
Drink less alcohol. Eat in instead of eating out one night. Pass on some snacks when you're shopping at the supermarket. I'm not being a smartass. Some simple and minor wallet management will offset this gas price increase.
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Just keep an eye on that boost guage and dont go over 0. I know its hard with the stock turbo but it can be done! Youll notice a serious increase in gas mileage if you previously boost all over the place... like me! Ive been driving much more conservatively lately though.
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Originally Posted by inco9nito99
When your car bogs and shudders when shift like that, it's putting extra wear on your rods. Too much load at too low of an RPM.
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Yeah I shift between 2-3k, sometimes even as high as 4k but with light load on the gas pedal. You can go up in revs, just don't get into the boost when you're up there. My last tank was 27.7 mpg, and I'm completely stock except for the K&N. It takes some serious discipline, especially since I'm in Denver at 5k feet above sea level and without boost a Geo can whoop me off the line.
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i cant imagine this hurting your transmission at all. as long as you are shifting at an rpm where it just slides into gear without clunking or anything there shouldnt be a problem. i have done this a bunch of times wheni have people in the car who are scared of driving fast, it keeps me from boosting and keeps them happy.. how much it will help your mileage i dont know.
also i remember reading something about corvettes doing something like this, but i cant remember (****ty memory.hmm wonder why)
also i remember reading something about corvettes doing something like this, but i cant remember (****ty memory.hmm wonder why)
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Originally Posted by AWDrift07It would put wear on your [u
main bearings[/u]. But only if you shift at <2k!