high rpm Q's

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    Q's-when doing steady 70mph on 5th gear and barely gasing it, I constantly stay at 3k rpm. Is this normal for u guys? my v8 turck at the same concept holds at
     
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    Yep. That's normal.
     
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    My 6 cylinder makes 1250 lb/ft of torque.
    RPMs are a direct correlation with gear ratios. Different engines have different gear ratios to compensate for/accentuate the engines powerband. WRX engines would have a hard time in steady state cruising at the same RPM levels you see in something with a larger displacement as they'd be out of the powerband, whereas something like a V6 or V8 has enough lower end power to be able to run the needed gear ratios to lower RPM's at speed.
     
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    You should see what a miata turns at 70MPH, I wanna say its north of 4K.
     
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    i must've feel asleep, holds at 2200-25:coffee:
     
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    guess i never pay attention to it before, i thought it was just my perrin crank pulley
     
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    thanks fellow, after a few mods, i just notice it
     
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    My 6 cylinder makes 1250 lb/ft of torque.
    Nope. Crank pulley has nothing to do with engine/transmission RPM's.
     
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    lol
     
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    Yes, it's normal for 5 speed to be at 3k at 70mph, 60 is 2.5

    Tire size may change it a bit
     
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