Question for M6 guys with stock 3.42's?
03-27-2003, 10:28 AM
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Question for M6 guys with stock 3.42's? I'm just wondering what RPM yer pulling at 75 mph?? I'm right at about 1900 my friend with an 02 TA was doing 75 and he was only pulling about 1600-1700.....i have never touched my rear but i did buy my car used so i dunno if the guy before me swapped out gears....also is it possible that my tach is off??
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Re: Question for M6 guys with stock 3.42's? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by trackbird:
<strong> I am turning 1950rpm at 80mph in 6th w/3.42's. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">hmm sounds about right i probably have stock gears i was just checking my tach is prolly off a hair or so...
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<strong> I am turning 1950rpm at 80mph in 6th w/3.42's. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">hmm sounds about right i probably have stock gears i was just checking my tach is prolly off a hair or so...
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03-28-2003, 12:58 AM
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Re: Question for M6 guys with stock 3.42's? '02 Z28 with stock 3.42's and about 1700-1800 at 75mph. At 70 it's dead even at 1700 (Even though our tachs are a bit slow).
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Re: Question for M6 guys with stock 3.42's? I am willing to bet your tach is off. I have an 5" tach and there is as much as a 300 rpm difference at different places in the rpm band. I am at 1650 rpm at 75 mph.
04-09-2003, 09:18 AM
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Re: Question for M6 guys with stock 3.42's? At 75mph, my 6speed is at 1900-1950 rpms...and I don't have aftermarket gears. The weird thing is that my car idles at 1k exactly, but autotap says it's around 830 or 840...
04-09-2003, 10:19 AM
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Re: Question for M6 guys with stock 3.42's? wstside : sounds like your car has had a cam in it at one point, that could be the reason for in the increase in rpm, lots of places like to advance the idle for cam.
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Re: Question for M6 guys with stock 3.42's? Naw, the only other owner of this car was my cousin, who didn't even spend the money for a filter, much less a cam. Is there a way to fix this? Anyone who knows, PM me with ideas...
04-09-2003, 02:30 PM
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Re: Question for M6 guys with stock 3.42's? Ive had 3 LS1 M-6 3.42 cars now and the tachs havent read the same on one yet. My latest 02 reads over 200 rpm off at idle. The dealer said they would replace the whole gauge cluster but Im really not to excited about those knuckledraggers tearing my new dash apart. Long story short - dont trust your stock tach!! <img border="0" alt="[burn out]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_burnout.gif" />
04-09-2003, 06:57 PM
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Re: Question for M6 guys with stock 3.42's? stock tachs are not acurate, mine idles at 1000 indicated, but actual is 830 on a tech-2
(i have a replaced cluster, replaced by pontiac on 4/98 by previous owner, that might be the cause)
for a better test, put it in 4th, and go 70mph, should be near 3400 rpms if stock, or 3750 if 373's. (approx)
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<small>[ April 09, 2003, 06:58 PM: Message edited by: slow ]</small>
(i have a replaced cluster, replaced by pontiac on 4/98 by previous owner, that might be the cause)
for a better test, put it in 4th, and go 70mph, should be near 3400 rpms if stock, or 3750 if 373's. (approx)
Ryan.
<small>[ April 09, 2003, 06:58 PM: Message edited by: slow ]</small>
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Re: Question for M6 guys with stock 3.42's? I don't know about going 75... but going 80 in 6th my tach reads right at 2,000 RPMs... I'd guess about 1,800-1,900 going 75.
