2000SilverSVT
Veteran CEG'er
I tried shifting at 2K today and it is very difficult. My normal shift point is between 2.5 and 3K. Tried to keep the RPM on the highway under 2500 and that was not possible while staying safe. The overall flow of traffic is too fast to go any slower reguardless of the lane.
Minimum speeds, even on highways are CRAZY!!! as are Maximum speeds. Minimum speeds are there to prevent people from driving unsafe vehicles on the highway. Such as scooters and overloaded pickup trucks.
Reebs, I certainly understand your quest for best fuel economy and applaud the level to which you have obtained but I think your are crazy and endagering others. Even though you are traveling within the posted limits I believe you could still be cited for failure to keep pace with normal traffic flow. I know if I were a LEO I would stop you. Reasonable people do not expect to encounter traffic that slow on the highway (unless it is a known spot for congestion) just as they don't expect to be passed by someone driving 120.
IMO you should always be traveling a min of 5mph faster than the traffic to your right and never greater that 20mph faster than the traffic to the right. Of course that speed is a judgement call since there is no practicle accurate way to measure the speed difference either for drivers or police. It would have to be enforced by the law of reasonable and prudent.
I have no problems driving behind a person doing the posted speed limit in the left lane if they are going faster than the traffic in the lane to the right. Road rage occurs when one person is following the strict letter of the law and imposing that on everyone else. Many of them are probably afraid of being ticketed for speeding when in almost all cases they have 0 chance of being stopped for speeding.
I have passed numerous LEO's on the highway going over the posted limit in the left lane and traveling in the same direction. I was not going overly fast and was keeping trafic flow moving. They did not care.
People are also unaware that in almost if not all states have the KRETP law. Keep Right Except To Pass. Meaning if you are not passing the traffic to your right REGUARDLESS OF SPEED GTF out of the left lane.
Depending on the Gas I will average between 280 and 320 miles on a tank. That is usually 22-25mpg. This tank on city streets I am going to try to shift around 2K rpm and keep it around 2.5K rpm on the highway as prudent. I have 134K miles on the car. Replaced plugs and wires 2 years ago. All original exhaust and O2 sensors.
Minimum speeds, even on highways are CRAZY!!! as are Maximum speeds. Minimum speeds are there to prevent people from driving unsafe vehicles on the highway. Such as scooters and overloaded pickup trucks.
Reebs, I certainly understand your quest for best fuel economy and applaud the level to which you have obtained but I think your are crazy and endagering others. Even though you are traveling within the posted limits I believe you could still be cited for failure to keep pace with normal traffic flow. I know if I were a LEO I would stop you. Reasonable people do not expect to encounter traffic that slow on the highway (unless it is a known spot for congestion) just as they don't expect to be passed by someone driving 120.
IMO you should always be traveling a min of 5mph faster than the traffic to your right and never greater that 20mph faster than the traffic to the right. Of course that speed is a judgement call since there is no practicle accurate way to measure the speed difference either for drivers or police. It would have to be enforced by the law of reasonable and prudent.
I have no problems driving behind a person doing the posted speed limit in the left lane if they are going faster than the traffic in the lane to the right. Road rage occurs when one person is following the strict letter of the law and imposing that on everyone else. Many of them are probably afraid of being ticketed for speeding when in almost all cases they have 0 chance of being stopped for speeding.
I have passed numerous LEO's on the highway going over the posted limit in the left lane and traveling in the same direction. I was not going overly fast and was keeping trafic flow moving. They did not care.
People are also unaware that in almost if not all states have the KRETP law. Keep Right Except To Pass. Meaning if you are not passing the traffic to your right REGUARDLESS OF SPEED GTF out of the left lane.
Depending on the Gas I will average between 280 and 320 miles on a tank. That is usually 22-25mpg. This tank on city streets I am going to try to shift around 2K rpm and keep it around 2.5K rpm on the highway as prudent. I have 134K miles on the car. Replaced plugs and wires 2 years ago. All original exhaust and O2 sensors.
