High RPMs

[dneace0012]

Is it just me, or is ~2000 RPM too high for dead flat road at 50 mph? Could this be related to my transmission "E" (p1744) that I get? 2nd gen v6.

 

[1LoudLS]

when cruising at 60, I am right in the middle of my exhaust's drone zone... the drone zone is from 1800 -2600 RPM.

so I guess depending on what your gearing is, that may be reasonable.






do you feel it shift into all five gears?

 

[chris2523]

P1744 Ford - Torque Converter Clutch System Stuck in Off Position

so if the torque converter isn't locking, i would say yes, that is contributing.

 

[1LoudLS]

P1744 Ford - Torque Converter Clutch System Stuck in Off Position

so if the torque converter isn't locking, i would say yes, that is contributing.

that makes more sense, I looked up the wrong number, for some reason I looked up a P1733 lol, a 3-4 shift wouldn't have been the problem but thats not his issue!

 

[FDR]

Does anyone elses transmission, when you floor it locked in 4th (SST), have the TC momentarily lock up around 75mph and 4000rpm (dropping it to maybe 3500) then unlock it a couple seconds later?

 

[dneace0012]

when cruising at 60, I am right in the middle of my exhaust's drone zone... the drone zone is from 1800 -2600 RPM.

so I guess depending on what your gearing is, that may be reasonable.






do you feel it shift into all five gears?

Yes, I do. Seems fine except for RPMs and gas mileage. It's a v6 and only gets about 18-19 mpg. That's being really easy on the throttle.

 

[joegr]

... It's a v6 and only gets about 18-19 mpg. That's being really easy on the throttle.

Urban, rural, interstate, mixed, ... ?

I think that at 18 to 19 you are doing good. The V6 only gets you one more MPG than the V8.

 

[dneace0012]

rural mostly.

 

[joegr]

rural mostly.

I think that if you want to do better than 19, you'd have to do mostly flat interstate driving.

 

[1LoudLS]

I think that if you want to do better than 19, you'd have to do mostly flat interstate driving.

back a couple of years ago, I lived way more in the country than I do now, all straight flat back county paved roads. best I could average was in the 19's... I would maybe see 20 every once in a while but then I would need to pass somebody or just want to stretch its legs out a bit and it would drop the average right back down.