So I had some friends in the car.. they look at the tach.. they ask why it's at 3k rpms @ 80 in 6th?
09-01-2000, 12:22 PM
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So I had some friends in the car.. they look at the tach.. they ask why it's at 3k rpms @ 80 in 6th?
I dunno... that seems about what my mercury sable did... with 250 horses...id' have thought it'd be lower.. but hten again.. i don't know squat about cars...
09-01-2000, 12:30 PM
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because 170 is at 6800rpm
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09-01-2000, 12:33 PM
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Horsepower has nothing to do with engine speed...
it is a simple mathmatical formula where engine speed is related to ground speed. You could put a 115 hp Golf engine in your S4 and it would be at exactly the same rpm's at a certain speed as it is now (it would just take significantly LONGER to reach that speed). It's the gearing, NOT the power that determines engine speed. Now, perhaps you think that 6th gear could be a little taller to cruise at a lower RPM, but 3k isn't that much, and lands you right at the beginning of the meat of the torque band, overcomming what little turbo-lag the S4 has.
09-01-2000, 12:36 PM
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And the exhaust makes cool noises at that speed too =)
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Thanks for an intelligent answer.:-)
I actually had to argue once with a porche trained machanic that the ratio between engine speed and wheel speed - in any given gear - did not vary with load. Amazing.
Oh yea, with*out* a torque converter or bands :-)
Oh yea, with*out* a torque converter or bands :-)
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oh man...that’s sad 8-)
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