5th gear question

[locknload68]

What is the lowest speed that everyone with manuals shifts into 5th?

I'll put it in 5th at 35 MPH if the road is really flat.

[TeKKnoTeKK]

35? damn bro....I usually don't hit 5th till like 60 minimum :lol

[locknload68]

That's ONLY if I'll be going at that speed for a long time. I don't try to accelerate in 5th...lol

[Jareds 89 LX-i]

Well it depends on how I'm driving. If I'm just driving through town I usually shift into 5th at about 50-55 if I'm gonna be going that speed for a little while. If I'm getting on the highway or something, I usually shift into 4th at about 60, and 5th at about 70-75, lol

[ACCORD EX]

man 35 !! that's not good on the car ! :(


MIKE

[febigblockford]

nah.... it doesn't hurt the car. 35 is slow if you're accelerating or going uphill. But coasting along in 5th at 35 is ok. I usually try to stay above 40 when I'm in 5th on the winding back roads (so I bend a 35mph limit).... but it doesn't hurt the car unless you hear pinging. My 87 Carb-o-rama doesn't mind it at all. Keep it in 5th as much as possible (when above 35 mph on flat roads or downhill) and you'll get excellent gas mileage. I can regularly get above 40 mpg with my 1987 with over 197,500 miles. I find that 50 miles/hour is perfect for 5th gear .... around 70 I'm wishing for a 6th gear. My brother's VW Jetta turns 3K at 60 mph!! Yikes!

[1989 DX R]

Yeah, sometimes I hit 5th to up the milage. Usually 5th is about 75 for me if I'm going to be travelling at that speed for a while. I like being right in the power curve in 4th gear doing 60.