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Normal cars can cruise in 5th gear at like...50mph. But not my car. When I put it in 5th, it does this harsh surging that just shakes the whole car. I can't figure out what it is. At first I thought it was something with the clutch and it just didn't like low RPM's. But it doesn't do this shaking in 4th at a low speed/low RPM. Just 5th gear... any suggestions as to what could be wrong? It's not a huge concern to me, but I'd at least like to know what is causing it.
 

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Any ideas?
 

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What's your speed and rpm when it happens?
 

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45-65 area, and maybe 2k RPM.
 

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I had some burnt wires back in the day that would cause some low rpm bucking in 5th. Didn't effect the upper rpm range so it seemed to be an issue with 5th, but in reality that was the only gear that saw 2000rpm for more than a split second.
Depending on where i caught it, while i wouldn't say "harsh", but it did some trailer hitching.
 

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Burnt wires as in plug wires? Because all mine are brand new and I just replaced one that got burnt out from the previous owner letting it lay on the header.
 
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