SubieDriver Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 all you really have to do is go to www.discounttire..com they have a calulator for all the tires they sell some brands are different dimensions for the same size tire. they even tell you speedo error, distance traveled , etc. bosco Oh, sure, take the easy way out.... Thanks, I didn't know they had them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieDriver Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 yup. i thought the 3.0 came with 215-45-17's. still. at 75 and 2800 my gt is 80 at 2800. Okay, I have no explanation for your GT running 2800 @ 80 while other GTs run 2800 @ 75. I'm fresh out of answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B. Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Okay, I have no explanation for your GT running 2800 @ 80 while other GTs run 2800 @ 75. I'm fresh out of answers. you know that i have the 5eat right? 5 eat 07 gt stock tire size (960 a/s tires). bone stock. car shifts into 3rd at 60 then into 4th at about 95. at exactly 80mph i am at 2800 rpms. that is witht he mpg gauge at the middle...so with somewhat of a load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieDriver Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 you know that i have the 5eat right? 5 eat 07 gt stock tire size (960 a/s tires). bone stock. car shifts into 3rd at 60 then into 4th at about 95. at exactly 80mph i am at 2800 rpms. that is witht he mpg gauge at the middle...so with somewhat of a load. Oh, right, the 5EAT has different final drive than the 5MT. Thanks for the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B. Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Oh, right, the 5EAT has different final drive than the 5MT. Thanks for the clarification. every gear is different as well. 1st through 5th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAINIAC SPEC B Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Just checked today Iam turning 2800 in 6th at 75 on stock tires:spin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdoggydog Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Hey guys - if this wasn't answered already, I'm turning about 27-2800RPM at 75MPH. The car just cruises and has plenty of power on tap to pass or handle an incline. I love, LOVE this car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieDriver Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Hey guys - if this wasn't answered already, I'm turning about 27-2800RPM at 75MPH. The car just cruises and has plenty of power on tap to pass or handle an incline. I love, LOVE this car... I'm jealous. Before I got my GT, I was yearning for the 3.0, though I'm very happy with my 2.5 turbo. I just wish my rpms were a little lower than 3000 at 70 so I could get a little more gas mileage, but I have absolutely no complaints about the acceleration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawdaddy79 Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 I just wish my rpms were a little lower than 3000 at 70 so I could get a little more gas mileage, but I have absolutely no complaints about the acceleration. I find that with my slightly higher gearing that 5th gear is useless for passing unless I'm doing more than 65 MPH. Your sentence contradicts itself in a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieDriver Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 I find that with my slightly higher gearing that 5th gear is useless for passing unless I'm doing more than 65 MPH. Your sentence contradicts itself in a way. I should have said "though" instead of "but." Considering that most of my acceleration is done in the lower gears, I would gladly give up some rpms in 5th to gain a little efficiency. I'm not complaining though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttlejockey Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 I'm jealous. Before I got my GT, I was yearning for the 3.0, though I'm very happy with my 2.5 turbo. I just wish my rpms were a little lower than 3000 at 70 so I could get a little more gas mileage, but I have absolutely no complaints about the acceleration. My wife took the car to VT last week and got 26mpg on the way up and 27 on the way back. Driving around 75 in sport# mode. Not bad for an AWD car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieDriver Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 My wife took the car to VT last week and got 26mpg on the way up and 27 on the way back. Driving around 75 in sport# mode. Not bad for an AWD car. If I stay around 65, I can get 25 to 25.5. If I get up to 75 or 80, it drops to around 24. I guess it's not so different from yours. 2 mpg difference means you can go an extra 30 miles on a tankful - just over a gallon's worth of driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawdaddy79 Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 I got 28.2 MPG all the way down to Asheville, NC including getting stuck in traffic for two hours because an orange truck tipped over, and 28.8 on the way back. One time I filled up just for the heck of it - went 184 miles and only put 6.02 gallons in. That's over 30 MPG ; and the MPG-O-Meter said I only had 29.1 for the last fill-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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