Hi
I notice that when on the highway in 5th gear (MT) that my RPMs are around 3000 at 100km/h (60mph) and at 120km/h there 3500. I'm curious is that kinda of high?
Thanks

 

Kinda. For most cars, that is. For the USDM MT Fit , thats exactly where it's supposed to be. Nothing to worry about, go ahead and rev away!

 

Ok great thanks , I was use to my integra reving high but not as high as the Fit but of course the engine is smaller. I have a friend with the Auto and the revs are quite abit lower!

 

Yeah, I think it's low (2007 Fit Sport)... although I'm used to my 94 Prelude VTEC which would sit at 3300-3500rpm at 65... haha

~Peace

 

I see you are waiting for a Honda fit sport. Did you have to wait long? I got an LX and had to wait over two weeks. Its like they were shipping them from Japan or something LOL

 

60 mph at 3,000~3,100 rpm is right for the MT fit....the Auto's do sit a lil lower (2,600~2,800rpm) at 60

i owned both auto first and then MT now.

 

On mine
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50 MPH, 5th gear ====> 2500 RPM
70 MPH, 5th gear ====> 3500 RPM (just a little under, actually).
145 MPH, 5th gear =====> 12,500 RPM [] (just joking)

 

Yep, I noticed that also! I'm used to the Mush-stang or the Focus, both rev lower than the Fit. At about 60ish the Mush is pushing about 1500 rpms, the Focus is pushing about 2000ish rpms (GIANT 5th gear in both).
anyways good luck
-bix

 

Took 6 weeks from the time of order to the time of delivery. They actually ARE shipping them from Japan.

Ordered it, 10 days later I got a VIN# when my car went into production, Got notification about a week and a half ago that my car had Landed in Portland Oregon. Train freight to Chicago... sat in Chicago for 2 days at a freight yard and then was delivered.

~Peace

 

On mine I got:

At 30km/t about 1500 rpm
At 40km/t about 1800 rpm
at 50km/t about 2000 rpm
at 60km/t about 2000 rpm
at 70km/t about 2000 rpm
at 80km/t about 2100 rpm
at 90km/t about 2200 rpm
at 100km/t about 2300 rpm
At 110km/t about 2500 rpm

But then again, I have a CVT

 

Altho this is normal for a honda (manual) it is high. I think this must be why fit's get less than stellar mileages. My bros' CRX si and s2000 both rev at 3500 at 65mph, but they are sport cars. The fit needs a 6th gear, where it can rev 65mph at 2500rpm.

 

on my Sport AT using cruise control:
55mph ~ 2000 RPM
60mph ~ 2250 RPM
61mph ~ 2300 RPM

this i noticed when driving on level road.

still at low 300 odometer reading

 

FWIW - The MT Fit does approx 3900 rpm at 80 mph. My AT Fit does approx 2900 at 80 mph.

I had a '90 CRX Si that did 4000 rpm at 80 mph, which is what the S-2000 does as well in top gear.

On my CRX I was wanting for an extra gear on a regular basis. I had an '89 CRX DX which had the same tranny with a different final drive and it turned 3500 rpm at 80 mph, and was much more relaxed.

If you're really bored and are good at spreadsheets you can calculate all this out if you know the tire size, gear ratios, and final drive ratio.

For your amusement, here is the calculation to get speed based on a given RPM:
1. (tire width in mm / 25.4 inches per mm * aspect ratio / 100 ) * 2 + wheel diameter = tire height

2. tire height * rpm / 12 inches per foot / 5280 feet per mile * 60 minutes per hour * pi (3.1415927) / final drive ratio / gear ratio = speed

You can set it up on a spreadsheet and just put in the speed that you want and it will show you how fast you would be going. I have it set up for individual gears and it shows how fast I would be going in those gears.

Have fun!

 

My sport auto revs 2500 at 65 mph.

 

sport L13A idsi :
K&N and OBX RH

120km/h : 3500rpm
140km/h : 4000rpm

 

Yesterday I was out on a small trip and hiked in the mountains with some friends. I drove all the way to the starting point for the hike alone. But on the way back I got 3 passengers in my car. There was just some small rucksacks as baggage, not much weight at all.

This was the first time I have droven the car with so much load. But it went just marvelous. Just a little higher rev up hills. But on flat road and downhill it was the same as if I was alone in the car.

As I have said earlyer I has a CVT tranny in my car and it is little strange to drive with when you are used to normal MT or AT trannys.

Yesterday I also tried downhill motorbraking. The CVT in normal auto mode in "D" does use the engine a little to brake when going downhill. It's just enoug when it is not too steep downhill. And when I had 3 passenger it was not enough to brake much, but just a little. Therefor in the steepest hills I just hit the "7 speed mode" button and touched the paddles one time and the tranny was then in manual mode. That worked fine for engine braking in the steepest downhills when I had passengers on.

If the enging revs too much it switches gear atomaticly even if it is in manual mode. I guess it is a safety feature so I do not blow the engine.

Have never being in the rear seats on the car myself in the Jazz when driving, so I asked the passenger in the rear to give me a nice report on how it was to sit there on the 65km drive home.
The girl felt asleep after just a few km and she told me that it was the most comfy backseats she has been in. And she was suprised how much legroom there was in this small car.
The boy on the other passenger seat also said it was comfy and he also was suprised of the size of the seats and legroom. The passenger in front was quite satisfied and thought it was much more comfy than his BMW 320i driver or passenger seats.

I'm not sure how much space there is for 3 people in the back, but two grown ups and one child should not be a problem.

None of the passengers did notice anything while I used the paddles. First afterwards when we arrived at home I asked if they had felt any jolt when I was "changing" gears. Then they said they didn't actually felt anything. The girl said is was like cruising in one steady speed all the way (that was the reason she felt asleep). But the road actually had a lots of up/down hills and tight turns and there where many 30, 40, 60 and 80km/t zones on the 65km stretch. When at close to home there was even some roundabouts going in and out of.