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What kind of RPM's does the S4 run in 5th or 6th on the highway (pick your speed)

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Old 05-17-2001, 03:06 PM
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Default What kind of RPM's does the S4 run in 5th or 6th on the highway (pick your speed)

For instance, my A4 1.8T runs 3200 at 70mph
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gear 1: 3kRPM=15mph, 4kRPM=20mph, 5kRPM=25mph, 7100RPM=36mph [6700=34]
gear 2: 3kRPM=28mph, 4kRPM=37mph, 5kRPM=47mph, 7100RPM=66mph [6700=63]
gear 3: 3kRPM=43mph, 4kRPM=57mph, 5kRPM=72mph, 7100RPM=102mph [6700=96]
gear 4: 3kRPM=55mph, 4kRPM=73mph, 5kRPM=91mph, 7100RPM=130mph [6700=122]
gear 5: 3kRPM=66mph, 4kRPM=88mph, 5kRPM=110mph, 7100RPM=156mph [6700=147]
gear 6: 3kRPM=77mph, 4kRPM=103mph, 5kRPM=129mph, 7100RPM=183mph [6700=173]

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you wouldn't happen to have the stats for tips would you? ;-)
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Nice! and you just happened to have this laying around? Mind if I put it on my website?
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gear 1: 3kRPM=17mph, 4kRPM=23mph, 5kRPM=28mph, 7100RPM=40mph [6700=38]
gear 2: 3kRPM=31mph, 4kRPM=41mph, 5kRPM=52mph, 7100RPM=73mph [6700=69]
gear 3: 3kRPM=44mph, 4kRPM=59mph, 5kRPM=73mph, 7100RPM=104mph [6700=98]
gear 4: 3kRPM=62mph, 4kRPM=83mph, 5kRPM=103mph, 7100RPM=147mph [6700=139]
gear 5: 3kRPM=84mph, 4kRPM=111mph, 5kRPM=139mph, 7100RPM=198mph [6700=187]

(according to the gearing listed for the tip on audiworld)

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Default All yours, man.. I just took the gear ratio #'s and rear end numbers and wheel sizes and ...

cranked some numbers

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thanks!
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I run 4K at 100MPH in 6th.
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I assume you also compensated for the smaller diameter of a loaded tire? Or not?
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nope.. this is "ideal" numbers... no drag calculations, either...


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