RPM at 80MPH

hoopcrazyt8

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i was wondering what RPM are u guys lookin at when u are ridin at 80MPH. i know its different from each setups. well mine is GSR with Type R S80 tranny and its at about 4500RMP when its at 80MPH.
 

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Uh...don't really know...what gear makes a difference too :what:
 


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hoopcrazyt8 said:
i was wondering what RPM are u guys lookin at when u are ridin at 80MPH. i know its different from each setups. well mine is GSR with Type R S80 tranny and its at about 4500RMP when its at 80MPH.
Me too
 

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in 5th? that sounds bout rite
 


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Well, at around 60 in 5th i'm at 3000. So I guess 4500 would be about right.
 

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4200 or so in 5th in my gsr
 

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hrm... in 3rd gear, maybe around 7500rpm :lol:
 

YoungKadafi

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hmm i seem to be around 3500 in 5th on my civic ex, thats wierd
 

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just a hair over 3000 on my civvy
 

YoungKadafi

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no matter what your always gonna be at a certain speed, in a certain gear on a certain RPM right? its not like you can add a turbo and suddenly you can do 100 at 2.5k rpms right? so i dont know why my civic is at 3500 at 80 and the same car is at 4500 doing 80, all in 5th gear
 

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YoungKadafi said:
no matter what your always gonna be at a certain speed, in a certain gear on a certain RPM right? its not like you can add a turbo and suddenly you can do 100 at 2.5k rpms right? so i dont know why my civic is at 3500 at 80 and the same car is at 4500 doing 80, all in 5th gear
We're talkin gear ratio's here and a D series is different from all the B series owners postin in this thread. The gears are a lot shorter.
 

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In my old EG with a B18CR it was around 4500-4550 @ 80mph. I was in VTEC at 80mph..:(

You also have to keep in mind, that you guys with lower profile tires are going to change the calibration of the speedo. With my K20 my cluster reads .4859mph faster than the speed at which I'm actually traveling. So take that in to count when trying to determine the correct RPM & MPH.
 

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3.75k in 5th....


But then again, I have a 13B.... :rolf:
 

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I'm around 3.5 for my ex as well...about 3 for my cousin's dx.
 


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