Ironxcross

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As stated.

porksoda

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I usually go into 6th at about 55-60mph

camar0corey

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I'll cruise around town at 45-50 in 6th.
Oh and somewhere around 150.

daniel6718

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i used to around town at 45-50 but i get better mielage in 5th...i normally go 50-55+ is 6th

Ironxcross

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i started going into 6th around 50. I thought almost 2k rpms was too high for cruising.

Captainofiron

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with gas prices the way they are now, I start in 6th lol

nah I go into it usually about 50-60

Formula350

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My friend's 94 C4 has a Avg MPG reader, and he kept dumping it into 6th around 45-50. I told him that was just too low (and he's the real mechanic between us). I told him to try 5th up till around 55, and sure enough his avg MPG went up 2-3 when cruising around. 6th is just way tooo low for anything other than crazy high speeds or 70-80 cruising IMO.

But, I have an A4, so what do I know

z_speedfreak

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60.. and the speed limit is 45 so i hardly ever even see 55.. we've got 6 gears?

camar0corey

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Hmm interesting. I guess I will cruise town in 5th then from now on, unless I think noise will be a issue. Probably later at night I will still run 6th at 45-50.

speed_demon24

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Only at 60+ with 3.73's, my cam hates anything under 1500.

MEAN LT1

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I dont go into 6th intil 65-70mph. I still have 3.23's in the rear but its not as bad as people would think. Gas mileage is great in the hwy though, at 70mph im at 1350 rpm in 6th.

z_speedfreak

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damn thats low. are you running 4.10's? what rpm are you at if so?

ThoR294

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around 50mph for me

Ironxcross

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do you get better mileage by shifting into 6th around 50 or leaving it in 5th until 55?

ThoR294

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i believe if you dont have to put a load on the car, then you get better mpg using 6th around 50 mph. but if u hit a hill or something, shifting into 5th gets you better mpg

camar0corey

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Yep, 4.10s. It seems to cruise around fine at that speed, maybe I will try 5th instead though. In FL also, not exactly any hills between most places.

Revelation Z28

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45-50 for me

James Montigny

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I never use 6th ... or 5th for that matter.
Then again, I have an A4

Jeep_junkie

45 - 50 mph on my morning commute. Completely flat road and not much braking or acceleration involved. I usually wait slightly past 50 mph if the AC is on. FWIW, I've also tried cruising in 5th only but made no difference to mpg. I do it mainly for the noise though.

Captainofiron

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I get better MPG by shifting into 6th at 50, but of course if I am putting to much pressure on the engine then I wont shift to 6th until 60 or 65