codifus wrote:
> On Feb 26, 5:41 pm, E Meyer <epmeye...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>On 2/26/08 11:27 AM, in article fq1i5l$r4...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"IGot2P"
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>><IGo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>>My 2008 3.5 SE Maxima turns 2,125 RPM when traveling at 60 MPH in 6th
>>>gear (drive). This is a lot more RPM than our other vehicles turn at
the
>>>same speed and two of them are 4WD pickups which one would think would
>>>be geared lower.
>>
>>>Anyone know if the above is normal or not?
>>
>>>Don
>>
>>Does it have a CVT? If so the engine RPM at different speeds will be
>>different than what you may be used to with conventional transmissions.
>
>
> I forgot about that. With a CVT though, at cruise, the RPMS should be
> lower than with a regular tranny. When accelerating, the engine will
> hold RPM at its best torque area while speed rises due to the CVT
> infinitely changing the gears, so to speak.
>
> CD
First, the pickups do have dramatically larger engines but our 3.8 Grand
Prix also ran at a lower RPM than the 3.5 Maxima thus I don't think that
the engine size is making the difference.
It does have a CVT and as CD stated it does run a higher RPM when
accelerating. I also thought that it should be lower than normal when
cruising but the opposite is true.
Guess that I will have to look up the transmission and rear end ratios,
measure the rolling cir***ference of the tires and do some calculating.
Don
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