Hello everyone,
I am new here, this is a very informative site and a lot of knowledgeable people here. I found this site when I was researching 0W-20 Synthetic oil but I have another question. I am sure you all are tired of 0W-20 synthetic vs. dino questions! lol
I recently bought an auto 5.7L v8 after driving manual trans cars forever ... when I am going about 30 MPH and not accelerating for example in city driving, the car is in the 5TH gear and about 1000 RPM and then it shifts into 6th gear (highest) at about 40 mph. not sure if the torque converter is locked or not ... the rpm is so low that I can't tell!
I manually shift it back to 3rd gear when going 30 mph to get the rpm at least near or below 2000.
coming from manual trans background the 5th/30mph is kind of a foreign concept!
I am not concerned about fuel consumption otherwise I wouldn't have bought a v8! I wish the car had a 5 front gear manual trans!
not sure what is the best for the engine & transmission in a long run. let it do its thing or take over?
Thank you!
I am new here, this is a very informative site and a lot of knowledgeable people here. I found this site when I was researching 0W-20 Synthetic oil but I have another question. I am sure you all are tired of 0W-20 synthetic vs. dino questions! lol
I recently bought an auto 5.7L v8 after driving manual trans cars forever ... when I am going about 30 MPH and not accelerating for example in city driving, the car is in the 5TH gear and about 1000 RPM and then it shifts into 6th gear (highest) at about 40 mph. not sure if the torque converter is locked or not ... the rpm is so low that I can't tell!
I manually shift it back to 3rd gear when going 30 mph to get the rpm at least near or below 2000.
coming from manual trans background the 5th/30mph is kind of a foreign concept!
I am not concerned about fuel consumption otherwise I wouldn't have bought a v8! I wish the car had a 5 front gear manual trans!
not sure what is the best for the engine & transmission in a long run. let it do its thing or take over?
Thank you!