cwmiller Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Crusing at 70mph I am at 3000rpm. What is up with that. I have the 5spd. My city is 20.5mpg average and my hwy is 23.5mpg. If subaru was smart and put 6 gears in the manual and droped the rpms a bit at high speeds, you could probably pickup another 2mpg crusing on the hwy. What gives?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilT Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 The monthly 6th gear thread starts here. Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axis008 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Well, Subaru is putting a 6th gear... But they didn't drop the RPMs lol. -ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKEBRAVO Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 buy an 07 If you can afford College, you probably don't need to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fst4u Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 should have gotten an STi 6 gears but most likely worse gas mileage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deneb Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Heck, an Acura TSX has a 6th gear and it probably turns higher RPM's at 70 than our LGT's...My last car (also 5M) turned even higher RPM's in 5th than my LGT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Your doing about 80 in 5th @ 3000 rpm in the auto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwmiller Posted July 12, 2006 Author Share Posted July 12, 2006 I am surprised the MPG is so close between city and highway. My dads 02 saab 9-5 got 21 in town and 28 on the highway. It was a turbo, auto. But it pulled around 2100rpm at 70mph. Come on Subaru............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Well great minds think alike.. -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warrior325 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 My friend has a 6speed in his Jetta... and he's well over 3k rpm when he goes 70+ so I think legacy owners are well off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBlueGT Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Well, Subaru is putting a 6th gear... But they didn't drop the RPMs lol. They are not using the same ratios as an STI. I am pretty sure on the 07 spec-B 5th is a lower gear then ours but 6th is higher. Full tune of 68HTA, KSTech 73 MAF, Racer X FMIC and ID1000s................by the DataLog Mafia!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWD_Rules3830 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 It took some getting used to for the 3000 + RPM highway, but the passing power is addictive lol. (3000 something at 75 mph (i drive 80, the limit is 75)) I love my car ... basically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLegacy99 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I tach the same way. Actually I cruise at 75, 3200 RPM and get 32 hwy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 It took some getting used to for 3000 + RPM took some getting used to, but the passing power is addictive lol. (3000 something at 75 mph (i drive 80, the limit is 75)) +1 I was one of the biggest critics of not having a 6 spped cruising gear BUT your right that instant roll on power is addicitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWD_Rules3830 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I tach the same way. Actually I cruise at 75, 3200 RPM and get 32 hwy. The ratios are a carry over from your model, so i would expect it to be the same. I love my car ... basically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBY Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Throttle response anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axis008 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 They are not using the same ratios as an STI. I am pretty sure on the 07 spec-B 5th is a lower gear then ours but 6th is higher. Hate to argue and I wish you were completely right, but: 2007 Subaru Legacy GT Spec.B - The Car Connection It's basically the same unit as in the WRX STi, with short, precise gates, but it's been modified for smoother shift action and a lighter clutch pedal. Altogether, it works very well with the torque curve of the engine - sixth gear about equivalent to fifth gear on the five speed (which is still offered in other Legacy/GT models), so it allows third, fourth, and fifth gear to be a bit lower. At 70 mph, the six-speed's fifth is noticeably deeper into the engine's power curve than fifth on the five-speed. Sixth is a relaxed ratio for Interstate cruising, though a downshift isn't always needed to squeeze in with faster-moving traffic. Hopefully it's like 2000-2500 for 70-80MPH, but judging from that snippet, I don't think so.. -ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilT Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 It's basically the same unit as in the WRX STi, with short, precise gates, but it's been modified for smoother shift action and a lighter clutch pedal. Altogether, it works very well with the torque curve of the engine - sixth gear about equivalent to fifth gear on the five speed (which is still offered in other Legacy/GT models), so it allows third, fourth, and fifth gear to be a bit lower. At 70 mph, the six-speed's fifth is noticeably deeper into the engine's power curve than fifth on the five-speed. Sixth is a relaxed ratio for Interstate cruising, though a downshift isn't always needed to squeeze in with faster-moving traffic. Which means two shifts to get to 60 and four shifts in the 1/4. The Spec B is going to be slower in the statistics column than the regular GT Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1anatic Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Larger diameter tires may shave 1-200 rpms...but prolly you also wanna lower the car to preserve a decent look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Pimp Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 FYI The '07 Spec B 6 speed has taller gearing than the STI. Transmission ratios for Legacy vs 6-sp STI. 5-sp. man| 5EAT| spec.B| 6-sp STI 1 3.166 | 3.540 | 3.636 | 3.636 2 1.882 | 2.264 | 2.235 | 2.375 3 1.296 | 1.471 | 1.521 | 1.761 4 0.972 | 1.000 | 1.137 | 1.346 5 0.738 | 0.834 | 0.891 | .971 6 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.707 | .756 R 3.333 | 2.370 | 3.545 | 3.545 Final ratio 4.11|3.083 | 3.90 | 3.90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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