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3,000 rpm, every gear.
racing i like to bounce it off the rev limiter a couple times before shifting![]()
The faster your motor is spinning the more gas it's going to use. For normal everyday driving in a Honda 3,000 - 4,000 RPMs sounds about right...
The faster your motor is spinning the more gas it's going to use. For normal everyday driving in a Honda 3,000 - 4,000 RPMs sounds about right...
From my experience, pushing the accelerator down to keep speed uses more gas than just letting it rev with barely pressing the accelerator at all.
Doesn't it use more gas though if you lug it?
I'd like to critique that first statement.
I think in very general terms, you are correct, the faster the motor spins, the more gas is going to go through the cylinders.
But, since we're EFI, not just some dumb carb, part throttle is going to be greatly improved. I'm thinking that drag, gear ratio, gravity, etc will all affect this, but possibly cruzing at one steady speed at a particular rpm higher than 'normal' could use less gas. The rotational mass of the motor's parts increase with speed. Thus, load on the engine is marginally reduced. And the ECU can make adjustments to the A/F, possibly making the higher rpm more efficient.
For instance; I've noticed I use less gas going 90mph (approx 5k rpm in 5th) than going 80mph (approx 4.4k rpm in 5th). Very marginally so, but it adds up.
Or if your still unclear on my concept, think back to when you've ridden a bicycle. It takes more effort to travel the same distance pedaling slowly compared to pedaling more quickly. It is more efficient to ride fast, to a certain degree (depending on wind, powerband [human powerband], etc).
Input on my theory? I know there will be. Constructive criticism please.