No Highway Power
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No Highway Power
I am tired of driving into the wind on the highway and having to shift in order to keep my speed steady. Any tips on how I can get more high gear power, mainly while driving on the highway into the wind. Tired of having to shift from 6th to 5th just to keep my speed.
Any help would be appreciated...
Any help would be appreciated...
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Regearing will get your RPMs up in the same gear, but downshifting effectively does the same thing.
Just keep doing what you're doing. Some of us even use 4th quite a bit after lifting and bigger tires.
Just keep doing what you're doing. Some of us even use 4th quite a bit after lifting and bigger tires.
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Buy a CAR, but seriously I feel your pain. Comming out of Denver heading West on I70 the elevation goes from 6000ft to 8000ft in less than 10 miles, I normally run the 2 big hills in second (auto trans Rubi, 4:10 gears) at 4000RPM just to maintain 60MPH, I literally shift the gear selector into 2nd and set the cruise at 60MPH.
It's nuts I know but heres the UP side.............at just about any point on my trip I could, I COULD , pull off the highway and drive right UP the side of the mountain. Just keep that in mind as you are being passed by 1001 Toyota Corrollas that are destined to a life of parking lots and getting stuck in 4" of snow.
At least that's what I do.
It's nuts I know but heres the UP side.............at just about any point on my trip I could, I COULD , pull off the highway and drive right UP the side of the mountain. Just keep that in mind as you are being passed by 1001 Toyota Corrollas that are destined to a life of parking lots and getting stuck in 4" of snow.
At least that's what I do.
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that is new to me i have a 2 door rubi though i mean it is slow but i never have to shift on the highway to keep my speed up i just leave it in 6th and its usually at 3000 rmp so its fine the only real time i need to down shit is when i am going up a hill. so idk