Just curious-rpm
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Car: 1987 tpi camaro not sure of motor
Engine: 5.0 tpi
Transmission: 5spd
Axle/Gears: posi track rear end gears unknown
Re: Just curious-rpm
well i have a 87 with a 5spd and at 65 i am running at the halfway mark between 1500 and 2000 mostly i am at about 1500rpm
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Car: 1983 Z28
Engine: 5.7
Transmission: T5
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Re: Just curious-rpm
yea, at 65 mph i run at 3500 rpm, im definitely thinking the guy who had the car before me must have put 5.30's or something in it
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Re: Just curious-rpm
No; more likely that trim option thing in your dash that moves around when engine speed changes, has failed the way they always do, which is, they read high. Sometimes REAL high. I have a handful of them, at least one of them reads over twice the actual frequency.