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Old 10-27-2009, 04:48 PM   #5
Wild Bill
 
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Drives: Camaro 2015 RS CRM
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Originally Posted by GrimKeeper View Post
Just curious what RPM range eveyone keeps the car at when cruising at various speeds. I find sometimes shifting to a lower gear and dropping the RPM's too low makes the car feel a little sluggish. Wondering if I should be keeping the RPM's a little higher.
IMHO, keep in mind, the more RPMs at high speeds, the worse your gas milage will be.

Obviously, you do not want to be in 6th gear in a manual if you're doing 30 MPH. This will affect your milage as well. Your power will also be bogged down. I usually keep it in 4th in slow traffic, 25 to 35 MPH.
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