[arpad_m]

Originally Posted by shogun37

No, I just use 4th or 5th gear. I'll use 6th only >75mph on an open interstate.
I have 1LE so 3.73 gears so that might throw off your MPH assumptions.

Got it, I assumed 6th gear for a manual that has a fairly close ratio to my 8th (0.5/1.865 overall to 0.65/1.8 overall).
If you want to burn more gas by staying in 4th or 5th, more power to you (literally)

[UnknownJinX]

Originally Posted by arpad_m

Got it, I assumed 6th gear for a manual that has a fairly close ratio to my 8th (0.5/1.865 overall to 0.65/1.8 overall).
If you want to burn more gas by staying in 4th or 5th, more power to you (literally)

I personally don't see the point to keep the RPM high while cruising, either. If you need more power, just downshift. It's not hard.

I used to cruise at 2000 RPM on my old Accord beater. My RX-8 needs to be cruised at 3000 RPM or so. Neither of those have a lot of torque, however, which warrants the high cruising RPM. Even then, I could cruise at 1600 RPM on the Accord if the traffic isn't too bad.

I cruise mine between 1200 and 1800 RPM. Perfectly fine.

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[shogun37]

Originally Posted by UnknownJinX

I personally don't see the point to keep the RPM high while cruising, either.

For almost 20 years my daily was non-American motorcycles so I'm hard-wired to spin motors. I did an experiment with realtime MPG displays. The same road at the same speed was more efficient in 5th than 6th. That doesn't mean that observation holds in all situations.

I break out in hives and a panicked cold sweat when RPMs drop below 2000. It's engine abuse. Now if I was driving a semi-truck diesel, then sure I'd surf between 800-1500.

[UnknownJinX]

Originally Posted by shogun37

For almost 20 years my daily was non-American motorcycles so I'm hard-wired to spin motors. I did an experiment with realtime MPG displays. The same road at the same speed was more efficient in 5th than 6th. That doesn't mean that observation holds in all situations.



I break out in hives and a panicked cold sweat when RPMs drop below 2000. It's engine abuse. Now if I was driving a semi-truck diesel, then sure I'd surf between 800-1500.

Well, yeah, when you have the low-end torque of a screwdriver and a redline of 13+k RPM, then you need to cruise at a higher RPM.

Realtime MPG display is not that accurate, and obviously don't lug the engine by dropping the RPM way too low.

Some manual cars actually have recommended shift points for daily driving in Owner's Manual. Not the Camaro, for some reason.

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[NYJets12]

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Mustangs don’t have a backseat either.
Smaller than the Camaro to.

[19 2SS]

Whats the main reason that mustangs are making 800whp with the 2.9l whipple? is it just them being able to take more boost? If I knew from the start that I was going to go this far and boost my car, I absolutely would've bought a 10 speed gt.. I probably would have even sold my camaro and bought a GT if I realized how much better a boosted coyote was but unfortunately I wasn't aware. like its crazy that I could be making another 200-250whp with the mustang for less money than I spent on my camaro build

[Orange ss]

Originally Posted by 19 2SS

Whats the main reason that mustangs are making 800whp with the 2.9l whipple? is it just them being able to take more boost? If I knew from the start that I was going to go this far and boost my car, I absolutely would've bought a 10 speed gt.. I probably would have even sold my camaro and bought a GT if I realized how much better a boosted coyote was but unfortunately I wasn't aware. like its crazy that I could be making another 200-250whp with the mustang for less money than I spent on my camaro build

this is very true ..also e85 conversion is easier for the coyote and much more performance .

[Nightfall ss1le]

Originally Posted by 19 2SS

Whats the main reason that mustangs are making 800whp with the 2.9l whipple? is it just them being able to take more boost? If I knew from the start that I was going to go this far and boost my car, I absolutely would've bought a 10 speed gt.. I probably would have even sold my camaro and bought a GT if I realized how much better a boosted coyote was but unfortunately I wasn't aware. like its crazy that I could be making another 200-250whp with the mustang for less money than I spent on my camaro build

It’s not that they make more power with boost so much as it is they have a better bottom end & fueling from the factory. The Camaro can easily make the same power, but you’ll run out of fuel 1st & need a forged bottom end.

[Umbriel]

Originally Posted by 19 2SS

Whats the main reason that mustangs are making 800whp with the 2.9l whipple? is it just them being able to take more boost? If I knew from the start that I was going to go this far and boost my car, I absolutely would've bought a 10 speed gt.. I probably would have even sold my camaro and bought a GT if I realized how much better a boosted coyote was but unfortunately I wasn't aware. like its crazy that I could be making another 200-250whp with the mustang for less money than I spent on my camaro build

The internals are just stronger from the factory. When I decided to boost my SS I bought a forged 416 for it, planning on 1200ish with twin turbos. Even if I could have built a Mustang for half of what I paid I still wouldn't have bought one, I just don't like them.

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[Orange ss]

Originally Posted by NYJets12

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Mustangs don’t have a backseat either.
Smaller than the Camaro to.

Having both the 19gt and 19ss ..I have less issues with the mustang .

[19 2SS]

Originally Posted by Nightfall ss1le

It’s not that they make more power with boost so much as it is they have a better bottom end & fueling from the factory. The Camaro can easily make the same power, but you’ll run out of fuel 1st & need a forged bottom end.

Obviously the camaro can make the same power, but what im saying is that it takes so much more money. like I could've maxed out my street power potential with 12k into the mustang

[Nightfall ss1le]

Originally Posted by Orange ss

Having both the 19gt and 19ss ..I have less issues with the mustang .

Just curious but who tuned your SS? I had a Pray bolt-on SS before this car & had zero issues & it ran damn strong for what I had done.

[Nightfall ss1le]

Originally Posted by 19 2SS

Obviously the camaro can make the same power, but what im saying is that it takes so much more money. like I could've maxed out my street power potential with 12k into the mustang

Oh for sure man. Definitely the cheaper car to boost

[19 2SS]

Originally Posted by Nightfall ss1le

Oh for sure man. Definitely the cheaper car to boost

honestly if someone happened to be looking to buy an already boosted ss i'd probably give mine up and buy a gt, sad to say because I have always liked chevy better