Driving on highway 🤷♂️
Is my vette stock?? HAHA
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Im on the same road....eventually seeing vintage air as well
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I think, through the years auto manufacturers have brought in transmissions and the normal now is an 8 or 10 speed automatic.
In my new Chevy Silverado the 10 speed trans and rear end gearing keeps the rpm’s at about 1700 at 70+ mph on the highway.
Gas mileage is great, and the engine is quiet.
I believe most people have gotten used to this as normal and when they jump into the classic, the high rpm’s at highways speeds isn’t the normal they have come to know.
My 73 bb will have a .82 5th gear and 3.08 rear end gears so I can cruise down the highway with cooler engine temps and quieter exhaust.
In my new Chevy Silverado the 10 speed trans and rear end gearing keeps the rpm’s at about 1700 at 70+ mph on the highway.
Gas mileage is great, and the engine is quiet.
I believe most people have gotten used to this as normal and when they jump into the classic, the high rpm’s at highways speeds isn’t the normal they have come to know.
My 73 bb will have a .82 5th gear and 3.08 rear end gears so I can cruise down the highway with cooler engine temps and quieter exhaust.
Is my vette stock?? HAHA
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 20,221
Likes: 9,359
From: Im not allowed to tell you
2020 C3 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (performance mods)
2019 C3 of Year Winner (performance mods)
2016 C3 of Year Finalist
Even back in the day we wouldn't drive over 4000 rpm sustained on the highway...it wasnt worth it...high temps, engine wear, cats and dogs living together....you know, total chaos!!!
