Speed and RPM on the highway:
Auto 5 spd 6 spd
60 2660 3100 2920
70 3100 3610 3400
80 3545 4127 3890
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Speed and RPM on the highway:
Auto 5 spd 6 spd
60 2660 3100 2920
70 3100 3610 3400
80 3545 4127 3890
I see your .. Commuter Miata
I raise you 4.788 8K RPM Screamer Miata
4K @ 60 probably.
Everyone knows bigger numbers are better numbers.
Try my 5K at 70MPH with the mazdaspeed close ratio trans.
I’m cruising at 80mph comfortably in my e46 in 6th gear at 2800 and don’t need to downshift to pass.
:shrug:
My LFX 6L50 swap with a 3.23 third member cruises at 55 MPH at 1500 RPM. 1900 RPM at 70. With a Hemholtz resonator exhaust it will still do 0-60 in 4.2 seconds. Loud while accelerating, quiet while cruising at 70 and below.
I do have to admit, it doesn't drive like a stock Miata.
That has to be one of the best swaps for a Miata.
I like my ND with an automatic.
The truck I am building now is going to have a BMW DCT. No clutch pedal required.
It’s interesting how BMW engineered their DCT. Basically a manual transmission with actuators.
I believe you are thinking SMG; which is typical of gearboxes of that era. F360 and F430 for example are the same (which makes manual conversions relatively easy without changing the gearbox itself). DCT is a fully-fledged dual-clutch AFAIK.
That’s it. Thanks!
wtf are you driving on highway's with your Miata's? :shock:
Guess it's better than not moving at all.
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My Miata sees almost all highway travel between Bentonville and Fayetteville. Occasionally there is a crash or something else that causes stop and go traffic. That's why I prefer an auto :)
Moved out of a Miata because most of my driving is freeway driving with aggressive/inattentive drivers.