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after my first oil change, i noted a change in the RPM's, thay are lower than what thay used to be. before when driving at 55 mph i was at 3,000 RPM's in 5th gear now its under that, like 2,700 or 2,800. even crusing at 65mph my RPM's are lower than before to any one?, is this normal?
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I doubt if this has anything to do with an oil change. Is this an automatic, or manual? If auto, then maybe it was never in 5th gear. Did you use 5W-20 oil? Of course, using 5w-30 or straight 30W would have nothing to do with RPMs at a certain speed, it would just result in less efficiency and thus burn more gas.
he knows his car as I do mine. if he says its a different rpm, then he is right. strange
so very true, nothing else was done to the car just a oil change 5w20 castrol syntech,
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---present mods 09 fit blue pearl----- vinyl grafix- ivtec sohc,bottom rear doors(large text)
Tint- 38% two front small windows with chrome "h" logo, 38% front driver/pass, 20% on the rest
Leds-front running lights, licenceplate lights,blue dome light w/ two leds, breaking tail lights
Head lights- cool blue
lower grill guard
interior strobe lights
vm9022 headunit w nav 101
PS2
Next mods-hitron 1000.1 amp, jensen pro 12 inch sub in a custom glassed box, e2 1 farad cap
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---present mods 09 fit blue pearl----- vinyl grafix- ivtec sohc,bottom rear doors(large text)
Tint- 38% two front small windows with chrome "h" logo, 38% front driver/pass, 20% on the rest
Leds-front running lights, licenceplate lights,blue dome light w/ two leds, breaking tail lights
Head lights- cool blue
lower grill guard
interior strobe lights
vm9022 headunit w nav 101
PS2
Next mods-hitron 1000.1 amp, jensen pro 12 inch sub in a custom glassed box, e2 1 farad cap
since it's a fixed-ratio linkage between the wheels and the engine, and clutch slippage would result in higher RPM the only explanation is the tach or speedometer are inaccurate.
I haven't noticed any RPM change on my MT Navi, but then again I rarely look at the RPM's (only certain instances). What I did notice was that at 8500 miles (right before the 15% oil maintenance minder) the engine seemed to have more power to it, and my MPG's shot up by about 5mpg.
Driving distances, style, conditions, etc, have remained the same.
since it's a fixed-ratio linkage between the wheels and the engine, and clutch slippage would result in higher RPM the only explanation is the tach or speedometer are inaccurate.
agreed. Your gears have a specific ratio as it isn't a CVT but a 5MT. Since the computer controls the gauges, there may be an issue there.
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i have not noted any clutch slippage, so we will see, thanks for all the feed back
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---present mods 09 fit blue pearl----- vinyl grafix- ivtec sohc,bottom rear doors(large text)
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Leds-front running lights, licenceplate lights,blue dome light w/ two leds, breaking tail lights
Head lights- cool blue
lower grill guard
interior strobe lights
vm9022 headunit w nav 101
PS2
Next mods-hitron 1000.1 amp, jensen pro 12 inch sub in a custom glassed box, e2 1 farad cap
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