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? asked in Cars & TransportationOther - Cars & Transportation · 10 years ago

How many rpms should my car be at on the highway?

98 celica

2.2 4cly

5 speed.

I get into 5th gear and get going 70 mph and i get up to 3500 rpms is that normal?

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  • Husker41
    Lv 7
    10 years ago
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    Yeah, sounds about right. The smaller engine needs to rev higher than a larger one would.

  • ?
    10 years ago

    For your car, if the transmission is completely stock, then yes. It doesn't depend on what engine you have, just the gear ratios. Cars with less cylinders (such as yours) are usually geared lower because you car makes more power at a higher rpm range than a 6 or 8 cylinder car would.

  • Mauro M
    10 years ago

    Yes it is, and during idle, after you have warmed up your motor for 2-5 minutes, it should idle between 700-800 rpms.

  • ?
    10 years ago

    I'd stay in 3rd and do 6,500.

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