low RPM driving
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low RPM driving
The other day I was driving and sorta spaced out a little in traffic and realized I was in 5th gear just rolling down the road at like 30 MPH and the RPM was pretty dang low. Anyway, I down shifted and got it back to normal but that got me thinking.... I know in my old VW if you dip a little to slow for the gear your in it knocks a little and burns a little oil. Or if you accidently try to start from 3rd gear it burns oil pretty bad (not that I do that often but it prolly happened twice..shot shifter bushings)
SO, would this sorta oil burning happen in our engines if you were in the wrong gear for the speed? Or what sort of damage would this cause if someone made a regular habbit of it?
SO, would this sorta oil burning happen in our engines if you were in the wrong gear for the speed? Or what sort of damage would this cause if someone made a regular habbit of it?
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You wv had more torque then your rx7 probably. Anyhow depends on what rpm we're talking. Sometimes I'll cruise 40mph in 5th. Theres only enough power to keep moving, but it works for a decent cruise gear on a flat road.
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from what i learned its pretty bad to drive them at lower rpms, i heard its healthier and the engines are happier to drive around 3 to 4k . not sure if thats right or not but just heard that from word of mouth lol
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Originally Posted by driftseshrx7
from what i learned its pretty bad to drive them at lower rpms, i heard its healthier and the engines are happier to drive around 3 to 4k . not sure if thats right or not but just heard that from word of mouth lol
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yeah, I was just wondering how the engine wear/potential damage from extended very low rpm use would compare to a piston engine.
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heh, i use my afc and lean out 5-10% under 3000rpm
seems to run better too, a lil more power
and then i give less than 25-30% throttle
and shift around 2500 on the tach, 2300rpm on the afc (yeah, tach is off)
it seems to get good gas mileage..............
but then i keep trying to shoot flames
sooo all my efforts are wasted
seems to run better too, a lil more power
and then i give less than 25-30% throttle
and shift around 2500 on the tach, 2300rpm on the afc (yeah, tach is off)
it seems to get good gas mileage..............
but then i keep trying to shoot flames
sooo all my efforts are wasted
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man, you guys shift at low freakin rpms, does the shift up light even come on when you shift? i usually shift when the shift up light comes on, I know low rpms cruising in a carburetated car usually leaves it in the idle cylce so 35mph in 5th gear would be worse gas milage than 35mph in 4th gear, not sure if this is true for fuel injection. and starting off in 3rd gear will burn your clutch up really quick.
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Its not the same as injection, injection doesn't have an IDLE mode, it just adds fuel for the exact amount of air that it detects.
I think the best way is with a fuel controller, lean that bitch out like the other guy in here for the low rpms and stay in a high gear. At that rpm it isn't going to overheat or anything.
I think the best way is with a fuel controller, lean that bitch out like the other guy in here for the low rpms and stay in a high gear. At that rpm it isn't going to overheat or anything.
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I cruise at 35 in 5th a lot, street port and all. It's not bad for the engine if it's in a good state of tune. If anything, low oil pressure would be something to look out for, but rotary bearings take less strain than piston engine bearings due to how little leverage the rotors have on the eshaft compared to connecting rods to crankshafts.
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