2008 Mini - Manual 6-speed transmission
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2008 Mini - Manual 6-speed transmission
For any of you out there with a 2008 Mini (non S) with a 6 speed manual transmission, what kind of rpm's are you pulling at 80 mph and 75 mph? My 06 with a 5-speed is turning 4000 at 80 which I feel is high for sustained driving, but maybe these engines could go at that all day long at those revolutions. These are great cars, but I don't need to preach to the choir!
Thank you!
Thank you!
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I find that our 08 runs at alot lower RPM at highway speeds. Your right about the 5 speed 06 running at about 4k where our 08 is probably running about 32-3300 with the 6 speed auto. Couldnt tell you about the 08 6speed manual. This things really do like to run at a higher RPM though and seem to be able to go on and on forever.
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but now I do drive at a bit higher rpm than normal just to keep it safe
Did he say how bad it is for longterm?
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Thank you guys. At 3300 RPMs the engine has a nice sweet spot and the fuel consumption is better. I too feel that it is good to run the RPMs up once in a while. After spending the last 20 years driving automatics I've finally gotten used to the stick shift again. My last stick shift was a 40K pound 5-speed fire engine. Both the Mini and the fire engine are fun to drive. One has to be careful to keep up the RPMs on the fire engine too as you can bend the valve stems if you try to accelerate from low RPMs.
TDM156, do you like your 16" inch wheels? What size tire did you put on them? Thanks again.!
TDM156, do you like your 16" inch wheels? What size tire did you put on them? Thanks again.!
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He indicated that while it isn't good for a car--has something to do with too much fuel doing something hydrostatic or other--unless your calling forth ugly gutteral sounds associated with unwilling acceleration under heavy throttle, it would take a lot of it to make a difference.
I've lugged my old '56 Chevy like that and it is so ugly a place, I doubt you would stay there long enough to hurt her.
I've lugged my old '56 Chevy like that and it is so ugly a place, I doubt you would stay there long enough to hurt her.
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I have 16" wheels on both of our MC's....my 06 still has the stock runflats 195/55/16 and I am so ready to ditch them and our 08 has the Conti's on it as its a daily driver and they seem to be doing ok so far. I do plan to stick with the 16's on both at this time too. Being able to keep a little rubber on the sidewalls to me is a good thing.
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Sailorboy, another data point for you. My wife's 07 with the 6sp (same as 08 btw) runs at slightly above 3000rpm at 80mph (16" tires). I have an 05 cabrio with the 5speed, and it does close to 4000rpm at 80mph (15" tires). For the past 3 weeks, the cabrio's been in the shop and the dealer was very nice to me and lent me an 07 S with the 6 speed. I noticed that it had the same rpm's as my wife's car, so the trannies must be the same or very similar. I also checked, and the 5th gear in the S yielded the same rpm's as the 5th in the cabrio (around 4000rpm at 80mph). Also, in my daily driving (80%highway, 20% city) it managed 29mpg, while the cabrio only managed 28mpg. I did a little experiment and drove the S one day in 5th gear on the highway, and compared to driving in 6th gear. The results were very surprising actually, the mileage difference was about 2mpg higher in 6th! And that's with cruise control on in both cases. So my conclusion is that 6th gear definitely helps, not just with longevity, but a big boost in mileage as well.
Daniel
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He indicated that while it isn't good for a car--has something to do with too much fuel doing something hydrostatic or other--unless your calling forth ugly gutteral sounds associated with unwilling acceleration under heavy throttle, it would take a lot of it to make a difference.
I've lugged my old '56 Chevy like that and it is so ugly a place, I doubt you would stay there long enough to hurt her.
I've lugged my old '56 Chevy like that and it is so ugly a place, I doubt you would stay there long enough to hurt her.
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