Need some advice with 2011 6-Speed Manual
09-01-2010, 07:58 PM
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Need some advice with 2011 6-Speed Manual
I have driven several 5-Speed manuals in my lifetime, though it's been a while, but never a 6-Speed. Is there a general guideline as to what gear/RPM's I should be at various speeds? Say 30, 40, 50, 60?
At what point do you generally utilize 6th gear?
At what point do you generally utilize 6th gear?
09-01-2010, 08:03 PM
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Depends on the gearing of the transmission and whether 5th gear is the 1:1 ratio, or 4th gear is. My CTS-V is a 6 speed, and I usually drop her into 6th at 50+, though 5th could probably go up to 110-120.
09-01-2010, 08:10 PM
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The 6 speed in the 2011 Mustang isn't like the ones in Vettes, Vipers etc... Those have two overdrive gears where the Mustang is a close ratio with 5th being 1:1 and only 6th is the overdrive so it will be same RPM cruising on the highway as a 5 speed.
09-01-2010, 08:35 PM
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Chronism I drop into to 6th anytime I am over 45 around town and have no issues. Of course I am not hot rodding around everywhere I go. With city and highway mix I have been averaging right around 19-20 mpg.
09-01-2010, 08:45 PM
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Thanks for the responses. What my concern is, that during my break-in period, not knowing any better, I had found myself running 50-55mph and in 5th gear for a mile or two, around 2200-2500rpm. Not shifting into 6th until I would go 60 or more. Has/will this create any harm?
I was trying to vary my RPM's. It always seemed I was around 2000 other than this...
I was trying to vary my RPM's. It always seemed I was around 2000 other than this...
. Granted, its a different 5.0, but when I broke in my stroker, I was just supposed to keep it under 5000.
10-20-2010, 08:47 PM
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I only use 6th when I can cruise at a constant speed (60-80). I use 5th to pass on the highway when needed (Fun!!..lots of power in 5th)...or in moderate traffic (40-60). Don't worry about hurting the car...the engine was broken in at the factory 
It's taken me some time to get used to this thing, but now I learned to take rolling turns in 3rd, go to 2500-3000 rpm before shifting into 2nd, and I no longer shift into 3rd when trying to hit 5th.. :0
It's taken me some time to get used to this thing, but now I learned to take rolling turns in 3rd, go to 2500-3000 rpm before shifting into 2nd, and I no longer shift into 3rd when trying to hit 5th.. :0
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