------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 13:52:54 -0400 From: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM> Subject: Re: Increasing fuel economy/decreasing con$umption How many RPM's are you turning at 55MPH? Dunno, I have no tach. It is an I-4 and a 5 speed. The I-4 likes to rev. seem happy at a higher rpm . I backshift on a long hill if get below 55 or 60, then I run it back up to about 65 before shifting into 5th. I think I have a strange 5sp because someone said on the list that the diesel tranny is way too low for the way I drive this one. The first gear is rarely used, more of an off road gear for me. Don Hanson |
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