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Average rpm at 70mph??

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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 05:20 PM
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Mine runs 72 mph @ 2000 RPM's, here's a link, to figure it out. The 46re trans is .69:1 ratio in OD and transfer is 1:1, everything else put in according to your truck, leave MPH blank or RPM blank. Mine is spot on with this. Remember a 33" tire is more like 32.6" not truly 33"

http://www.4lo.com/calc/gearratio.php
 

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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 07:46 PM
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I'm about dead nuts 2K rpm.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 11:01 PM
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265/75/R16s, 3.55 gears. 1900rpm @ 75mph.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2012 | 01:59 AM
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35's, 4.88 gears. About 2600 at 70, can you say more gas please lol.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2012 | 03:15 PM
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34.6 tires & 4.56 gears; running 2100 @ 70 . Never kicks out of overdrive.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2012 | 03:37 PM
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2000 RPM with 3.55 rear, 265 70 x 16 tires.
1st gear-21 MPH
2nd gear-34 MPH
3rd gear locked up-50 MPH
O/D locked up-70 MPH.
 
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Old Nov 22, 2012 | 02:16 AM
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So my curiosity brings up some things. One is the miles on both trucks is high.
In the 5.9 I was once able to get 315 mountain hiway miles on a tank.
With the new tranny im lucky to see 240 and it seems like the r s arr up.
Two- 2100 rpm at 70 is not unrealistic with a rack...the red one is 5.2.
Bad tranny or not. At 70 tcc engaged feels fine. At 5mph it crunches makes me wince.
I found the red one fir sale xtra cheap rear speed sensor wire was cut.
Except the crunching its super tight. And if At 70 mph I never see 1700 rpms so be it.
 
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Old Nov 22, 2012 | 02:30 AM
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But according to the ratio calculator its dead on. Down to its actually 2111 rpm and the road test reads just above 2100.
So I change one variable. Tire diameter.
I had a pickup with real tall tires and didnt like two things.
Changing out rear end parts and loading stuff. How ever the difference with 285' s on paper brings the rpms at 70 Down 300. You guys confirmed it . In road tests. So the way to get good mileage is to buy new, taller tires , dear....
 
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Old Nov 23, 2012 | 04:14 AM
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Just to throw my own two cents in, I'm running 2K rpm at 80 mph. 3.73 gearing in a automatic trans. Before I tuned the truck, I was running 2K rpm at around 71 mph.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2012 | 08:17 AM
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@1800 at 70....but at 60 it bounces between @1800 and 2200....really annoying.
 
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