3000rpm @ 60mph?

[JAM]

Is 3000rpm @ 60mph?

When I hit 60mph in my VTR (5th gear) the rev counter is 3000rpm, is this normal, as when I go to 80mph for example sounds like there should be a 6th to go into?

Sounds daft I know,

[SaxoJamie]

sounds like you have a shorter ratio box on your VTR. At 60mph it should be nearer 2600 rpm. My 1.1 sits at 3k revs at 60mph but it has a short 1.1 gearbox. IT is ok for the engine to be at those revs though

[Noddy]

My 1.1 is exaclty the same as that... perfectly normal, 80mph you be at about 4.5k to 5k rpm ish....

[JAM]

thanks for the quick responses, just driving home tonight, and thought I will ask the question. Cheers lads :)

[gav1513]

yeh i think mine sits at 3k when im doin 60 its nothinig to worry bout tho

[dynebaruk]

I've got a westcoast and I'm on 2900rpm at 70. I only know this because I noticed it on the motorway last week. Sounds like something is up with your VTR if it's 3000rpm at 60.

[Hodgins91]

its the same in my 'S' :)

[Spanky]

when i sit at 60mph it feels liek there should be a 6th gear lol

I have to VERY VERY lightly use the right pedal to keep 60mph going, and i meen very little.

Dont think you can put 6 speed boxes on a saxo though, not without work anyways

[stoky12]

what revs u at when doing 80mph

[VTR_Craig]

my vtr sits at just over 3k at 70

[stoky12]

yeh mine does too

[dunny123]

mine sits at about 2700 @ 60mph

[RichM]

My VTR sits at 3,000 rpm at 60mph, just over 3,500 rpm at 70mph. Before I had a new gearbox put in, it did 70mph at 3,000 rpm so sounds like the gearbox has been changed at some point.

[kieranc07]

most cars will sit at 3.2 3.5 doing 70 unless its diesel they tend to be tourquier lower in the revs so 70 is achived at 2.5 2.8k