OK, I stand corrected. :) I haven't driven a Civic in
two years, but I do remember it to be pretty
high-revving with a short 5th gear-- the engine didn't
sweat it, though. Our Sentra is about the same, except
with a much shorter 5th. I do know folks with V6
Accords and Maximas, though, and the engines do tend
to chill on the expressway. My Blazer cruises at 1600
RPM at 70-- it almost lugs!

Sam

--- David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US> wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Mar 2003, Sam Scholten wrote:
>
> > You said it. Most engines cruise at HALF the RPM
> that
> > the bus engines do. That includes all the DOHC
> Honda
> > and Nissan engines that rev happily to 7K. The
> thought
> > of any pushrod engine cruising at 4000+ RPM is
> > frightening, especially when the redline is 5K.
>
> The SOHC VTEC engine in my Civic spins a bit over
> 3,000 RPM at typical
> highway speeds.  That's not as fast as a Vanagon
> engine, but it's not
> "half the RPM" either.  (It's a much lower
> percentage of the redline RPM,
> though!  On my Civic, redline isn't until 7200.)
>
> I agree about taking your time.  That'll prolong the
> life of any
> vehicle, and lower your blood pressure, too. ;)
>
> David Brodbeck, N8SRE
> '82 Diesel Westfalia
> '94 Honda Civic Si

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