Good RPMs?

[Bowtie]

Hello again everybody!
I was wondering what RPMs it is ok to cruise at and what rpms are a little too high to maintaing for long periods of time. I'm on the interstate 2 to 3 days a week, for a little over an hour at the time, and i've noticed that at about 3k rpms I can do 70, but if I want to take it up to 80 it's just about 3500.

I've only ever driven V8s before, and in those RPMS that high weren't good for the engine to be maintaining like that. So, my question is, what RPMs are ok for the motor to cruise on?

 

[Winki]

my car crusing at 80 is 5k so you will be fine

 

[JDMxDB8]

my car crusing at 80 is 5k so you will be fine

Why is your RPM so high? I'm at 4K going 80mph.

I forgot your name.

 

[Winki]

Why is your RPM so high? I'm at 4K going 80mph.

I forgot your name.

B16 tranny its really liike 4700-4800 but you get the idea

-Karl

 

[JDMxDB8]

my car crusing at 80 is 5k so you will be fine

B16 tranny its really liike 4700-4800 but you get the idea

-Karl

Daym that is high. So you're basically in VTEC everytime you drive on the freeway. Aite Karl, I'll remember your name from now on.

 

[Winki]

Daym that is high. So you're basically in VTEC everytime you drive on the freeway. Aite Karl, I'll remember your name from now on.

my vtec is at 5800:lol: but yeah its high(buddy club spec II) and can be annoying so i cruise at 65 alot and its not so bad. and appriciate how quiet the DD is lol

 

[red98teg]

what rpms do you guys shitf at in the city for the best gas mileage????

 

[Winki]

what rpms do you guys shitf at in the city for the best gas mileage????

as soon as i know my car will go with out bogging

 

[red98teg]

^lol...thanks...i guess...

 

[Winki]

^lol...thanks...i guess...

some cars are a lot diffrent than others its all about knowing your car al also cruise areound everyday on reagualr street going 40 in 5th

 

[Bowtie]

Wow, so the 3000 - 3500 range won't cause the engine to wear out or anything? I guess i'm just used to having an RPM level where "more isn't healthy for the engine" being relatively low.

 

[Winki]

Wow, so the 3000 - 3500 range won't cause the engine to wear out or anything? I guess i'm just used to having an RPM level where "more isn't healthy for the engine" being relatively low.

you fine, smaller engines rev higher

 

[JDMxDB8]

what rpms do you guys shitf at in the city for the best gas mileage????

I normally shift between 3K and 4K.

 

[DA_Integra]

I normally shift between 3K and 4K.

That's about when I shift when I'm driving in the city.

 

[heykosal]

I'm with Karl, I usually shift low sometimes under 2k as long as I know it won't bog. I sometimes even skip gears 1-3-5 but you just gotta rev it higher before you shift. That's how you save gas.

But shit I hate not having a 6th gear at 80mph its at about 4k just a quick stab of the throttle away from vtec. I hate it because sometimes the traffic around here cruises at like 90mph and then i'm either in vtec or not going fast enough its such a blower!