Thread: 6th gear
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Old 02-20-2010, 11:27 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mick View Post
my last car was a mercedes c320 with 6 spd manual
and i think that engine would not run well in 6th gear at 40 mph.

I think larger engines such as the one in the 370z can handle it because i do it all the time and there's no sign that the engine is laboring.
Car runs fine in 6th at 45, and stays at 1.5k rpms, thats my happy fuel economy zone.
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