Blast00ftime

I read somewhere online that driving on 4th gear as a pose to 5th,in the city,will actually give you better gas mileage. I've tried driving in 4th gear but haven't notice anything different gas wise. Does anyone else notice a difference??

TheMegalodon

How would driving in a lower gear that will keep the rpms up higher help your gas mileage?

Blast00ftime

good point. idk.. i read somewhere that says it does help with gas mileage.

princelybug

iTrader: (16)

I'm HIGHLY skeptical...

jrb9790

it was for STOP and GO traffic, when you are driving the gears change at/around 45 mph so instead of it going back and forth btw 4 and 5 gear you just slap it into 4th and it wont try to change at 45mph

Blast00ftime

K thanks

eviljarv

i drive like that, keeping it in 4th all the time if im under 50mph, cant really tell if i get better gas mileage but the reason i do it is to save some wear and tear on the transmission from shifting back and forth between 4th and 5th all the time

jrb9790

totally welcome! you could also try the sport shift

Blast00ftime

I have actually, i try to keep it under or at 3 rpms. That should help you think? i usually end up stayin in 4th gear

jrb9790

well as long as you don't floor it every chance you get and drive with ease then you will get better mileage. These cars are very heavy so city wise I wouldn't really expect anything over like 20 mpg if your lucky

02TLblu

i keep it in D5 at most times..i read that the slap stick can damage our trannys and being that they are sensitive as it is, shifting it in between d4 and d5 is a lil nerv racking..haha ill drop it into d4 only when needed like up steep hills and such

Neejay

iTrader: (3)

I drive in 4th around the city and put it in 5th for the highway.

5th in the city = too much changing gears. If I have a sacrifice a few mpg to *potentially* prevent/save wear and tear on the transmission + better driveability, I will.

phee

iTrader: (5)

one thing to remember in SS is to not shift to a higher gear too soon. this causes excessive wear on the clutchpacks in the tranny

jrb9790

i use my sport shifter like crazy and I shift hard on it.. I know that's not good for it but if its gonna die it gonna die. plus I haven't read anywhere that ss if actually bad its been all hearsay about it

AdamType-S

i love SS.. i keep it in 3rd for side streets and backroads, 4th for town roads with 40mph speed limits.. 5th only 60+mph on highways.. 3rd is my favorite gear because it pulls so nice at mid - high rpm's

jrb9790

me too brotha me too!

JDM Inspired

my shit sounds like a beast with my intake, just ask the people in my neighborhood, i have like everyother person I know, boosted/nonboosted cars always wanting to run me, wonderful friends of mines, I just tell them "I'll give you 2 and a break, whats good?"......

SouljahVIP-TL

haha whose says that?

mestizoracer310

Yeah, I get about 200-215 miles per full tank to empty in the city. It kinda sucks having 91 octane required, but it does haul some ass!

gold2003tl (90)

hmm thats interesting, so trying to keep the rpms as low as possible will hurt the tranny is what ur saying. i used to do that all the time, now i need a new tranny

JterrorC

iTrader: (1)

^^ he talkin bout if you slap it 3-4 times as soon as you hit a green light...(i think)