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redshift · 07.15.2009, 09:09 PM

I am really getting tired of being stuck behind boats on the road. People do not seem to understand they are not designed for terra firma. I look at the water, hmm where are the boats?

Oh that's right, they're ON THE ROAD. IN MY WAY.

Once again idiots, they are WATER VEHICLESSSSS....... NOT another clever devious way of slowing the rest of the working world down....... I'll stop there before I get going about RVs

brushlessboy16 · 07.15.2009, 09:39 PM

Today i found that my kia sportage has a 5th gear... it only shifts into 5th at 90mph and Wot.. that was a new one for me

_paralyzed_ · 07.15.2009, 09:59 PM

if thats the case you may wanna check your tranny fluid (can never tell when these kids are joking)

zeropointbug · 07.15.2009, 10:23 PM

Yes, check 'something'.... pretty sure it should shift into 5th in normal driving.

Wild YFZ 450 · 07.17.2009, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by brushlessboy16

Today i found that my kia sportage has a 5th gear... it only shifts into 5th at 90mph and Wot.. that was a new one for me

LINC......

lincpimp · 07.17.2009, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Wild YFZ 450

LINC......

I am not reading 19 pages of BS to find that... I think he is feeling the tranny shift from 4th to 3rd, or the torque converter is locking up,unlocking. Those little turds on have a 4spd auto... If the rpms rise after the "shift" you have dropped a gear, if the decrease, but not much, the torque converter is locking up. A locked converter gives better mileage, but you loose the viscous torque multiplying effect.

A black guy in a korean car, sounds like a good start to a joke...

riverat1540 · 07.15.2009, 10:33 PM

Agreed. how many rpms are u running at 55?

brushlessboy16 · 07.15.2009, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by riverat1540

Agreed. how many rpms are u running at 55?

around 3200rpm. relatively low.

riverat1540 · 07.15.2009, 10:45 PM

id say u should be at least 2500 seems high to me alot of trans places do free inspectons i think it would be worth checking out bun the again if u had it floored it may have just shifted to the last gear bur under normal driving it should be hitting the last gear at at least 35-40

riverat1540 · 07.15.2009, 11:02 PM

maybe u miss-counted the shifts is my best answer the more i think of it

eovnu87435ds · 07.16.2009, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by riverat1540

maybe u miss-counted the shifts is my best answer the more i think of it

i was a witness, i was in the car, ben hit it the first time when we were on the way to wawa, and we were astonished, and on the way back we tried again... and indeed it hit 5th gear.

Arct1k · 07.15.2009, 11:08 PM

Anyone been to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch?

riverat1540 · 07.15.2009, 11:12 PM

holy crap id hate to have to send mail there

zeropointbug · 07.15.2009, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Arct1k

Anyone been to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch?

That's Galak language... Rankin Family baby!!!!!

Unsullied_Spy · 07.15.2009, 11:12 PM

I usually take 5th in my Mustang at around 120

5th gear is too tall though, really drops you out of the powerband and it takes a bit of effort to get it to the governor (135, damned thing). It's got an insane powerband compared to a european or japanese car but at that speed a 2 ton car geared for highway cruising needs more beans than it's got. 6 speed and a built up engine will come when I get the $$$$.