RPM at 65 mph on stock gears?

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Hey guys with 03 GT's what are your Rpm's at 65 mph with the stock gear ratio?

In 5th gear on the Manual please?

And please dont refer me to a gear ratio calulator, i just want to know someone with stock stuff and what they are running at, i think mine is a little low, im only at about 1800 rpm, is that normal?

 

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Yeah, you're about right. I don't get close to 2000rpm until about 75-80mph.

 

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Cool ok, i guess they are just nice low end motors.

 

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MEAN03GT said:

Cool ok, i guess they are just nice low end motors.

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Actually, you'll find the modular (and other OHC) motors favor rpm's for more power and torque production.

3.27s as OE = Ford using up remnants of the Fox days and promoting fuel economy (ideally).

 

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Nix nix.....engines, not motors

 

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Give Me TP said:

Nix nix.....engines, not motors

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Semantics.....

 

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Engine just sounds better

 

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git-it-83 said:

Actually, you'll find the modular (and other OHC) motors favor rpm's for more power and torque production.

3.27s as OE = Ford using up remnants of the Fox days and promoting fuel economy (ideally).

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I think 3.27's were only used in some AOD 5.0's in the late 80's. And not very many got them.

Ford didn't choose 3.27's because they needed to use up stock. Ford builds hundreds of thousands of rear ends a year with 3.27's. It's not like they have a half million 3.27 ring gears and pinions laying around and decided well lets use those up. The ammoutn of capital and space that would burn up would be staggering. They get shipments of new parts as they need them just like the local grocery store.

They chose the 3.27 for some internal reasoning most likely connected to fuel efficency for the average person.

 

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MEAN03GT said:

Cool ok, i guess they are just nice low end motors.

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If you like down-shifting alot.

 

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04GT said:

If you like down-shifting alot.

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Um ok, well i went from an Acura RSX, with 142 lb of tourqe @ 5 million rpm,

so anything that has tourqe under 3000-4000 rpm is great to me.

 

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s2000s are nice low reving motorsr also lots o power down low just like on da stangs

 

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wannabe2000GT said:

s2000s are nice low reving motorsr also lots o power down low just like on da stangs

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In-Line 4-Cylinder
Horsepower @ rpm (SAE net) 240 @ 7800

Torque (lb.-ft. @ rpm) 162 @ 6500

Redline (rpm) 8000

Thats a low reving motor with down low power??

 

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I'm pretty sure he was being sarcastic.