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Old 11-12-07, 01:48 PM
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i was messing around with the Tach/Speedometer indicators today, set them to 4500rpm and 60 mph.. got curious as to what everyone else has theres on... and any reasons behind them? mine used to be at 5000 rpm and 85 mph, but got some speeding trouble, so now i've got it on 60, if im not on a highway and that thing lights up i nkow to hit the breaks...
Old 11-12-07, 02:11 PM
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Mine= 3000 rpm, so i make sure i dunt use to much gas when i dunt need to.
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90 mph, 4500rpm, the indicators **** me off at nite when im crusing.
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90 mph, 5000 rpm

yet I drive in snow mode.

makes my car feel like superman in pwr mode.

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I set my tach to 3k so I dont use too much fuel
and the speedometer to 55 since the highest speed limit in lubbock is 50, but when i drive back to dallas i set it to 80 so i know when im going 10+ over the speed limit.
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80 mph to know when i'm speeding (everyone drives fast in LA, even the cops are doing at least 80 most of the time)
4000 rpm to know when i'm really eating the gas
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80 mph and 5000 rpm. I haven't really changed from the factory settings.
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having it at 90 is too close to the 100mph one (for me), then it turns red =) thats sexy
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99mph & over 5000rpm
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I used to have it at 85MPH and 4500RPM. But the dial already turns red at 100MPH, so I dialed it back to 72MPH and 4000RPM. This way, I know when I'm over 7 past the speed limit (the error of a radar gun).
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Mines at 100.. and the rpm gauge is set at the middle. Whatever the middle is.
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Originally Posted by Coconut
90 mph, 5000 rpm

yet I drive in snow mode.

makes my car feel like superman in pwr mode.

Why would you drive in snow mode?

What are the pros and cons?
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PROS: snow mode makes you drive at the lowest RPM, thus saving gas. takes alot of pedal travel to actually accelerate.

CONS: really damn slow...
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75mph, default rpm
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80mph, 4500 rpm. Although most of the time i cruise at 75 mph anyways.


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