Would gas engine opinions change if.....
I was thinking today as I was driving my car along the highway and looked down to see my car was turning 4000 rpm to maintain speed ( long steep climb) in my car with the radio on you really can’t hea...
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My 2015 Impala (new body style) has the 6 speed transmission, 3.6 liter V6, DOHC 4 valves per cylinder and a 7000 rpm redline, which I have rarely ever used and the few times I did, it was in first and second gear only...after that speeding ticket territory.
When it starts to rev above 4000 rpm it has really throaty, racy sound (to me) and it does not seem to be straining...just seems hungry for more revs.
In comparison, my old '67 327 cube Chevy V8, would start to feel like it was straining from around 4200-4500 rpm up. I would just shift up another gear ( 4 speed Muncie) as not only did it sound strained...it was..as the power flattened out after the mid 4000's on the Smiths rev counter, I had.
When it starts to rev above 4000 rpm it has really throaty, racy sound (to me) and it does not seem to be straining...just seems hungry for more revs.
In comparison, my old '67 327 cube Chevy V8, would start to feel like it was straining from around 4200-4500 rpm up. I would just shift up another gear ( 4 speed Muncie) as not only did it sound strained...it was..as the power flattened out after the mid 4000's on the Smiths rev counter, I had.
