Max Speed in Each Gear for 5 speed man. Yaris with no tach??

[09TRD]

Originally Posted by PK198105

From Manual:
Max allowable speed:

1st - 51kmh 31mph
2nd - 95kmh 59mph
3rd - 139kmh 86mph

Originally Posted by PK198105

1st - 50Km/h 31mph
2nd - 70km/h 44mph
3rd - 95km/h 60mph
4th -130km/h 80mph
5th - maxes out around 195km/h 121mph

I don't understand.

The owner's manual says 59 MPH can be achieved in 2nd gear, while you say 44 MPH...

And the owner's manual says 86 MPH in 3rd gear, which is faster than the 80 MPH you listed for 4th gear...

And why does the owner's manual only list the first 3 gears for a 5 speed manual trans...?

[09TRD]

Originally Posted by PK198105

i suspect that their numbers are basically all the way in the redline. like i said in the previous post i never go past 5500rpms

the redline in the Yaris is at 6500rpm

The manual says 86 MPH in 3rd gear, while you say 80 MPH in 4th gear. That difference is more than 1,000 RPM.

Yet, both you and the manual say 31 MPH in 1st gear...

There's nothing wrong with revving these engines to redline - even on a relatively frequent basis. This engine is a DOHC/16 valve with variable valve timing. It's designed to rev.

I did it with all three of the 4 cylinder Toyotas I've owned for many, many miles and never had a problem.

So I'm going by the owner's manual recommendations when I'm looking for strong acceleration...

[09TRD]

Originally Posted by PK198105

oh i know that they are capable of taking the abuse, but its more of a personal choice i hate the screaming of the engine i feel like im braking it. but on a race track with a race car i couldn't care less

Well I'm using the owner's manual as the guideline...Thanks for the information.

These 1.5 liter Yaris engines have no problem with revs. They have strong, lightweight internals and a valvetrain that's built for it. I plan on running Mobil 1 exclusively in it after the first change.

My '09 LS3 Corvette redlines @ 6,500 RPM and that's a pushrod, 6.2 liter V8. That's only got 1,200 miles on it and it started seeing redline after 600 easy break-in miles. It's a nice DRIVING car. Too bad GM has to ruin it in the usual way (cheap seats, crappy sounding stereo and electronics/power accessories that break constantly).

[Zig-Zag]

''There's nothing wrong with revving these engines to redline - even on a relatively frequent basis. This engine is a DOHC/16 valve with variable valve timing. It's designed to rev.''

Hello there,

I dont understand this?
Are not all engines desinged to rev?wats special abt yaris,every other model also has vvt,n other car manu. gives it other names. eg honda - ivtec.

How frequent is relatively frequent ? everyday 10 times is ok?Doesnt this wear out the engine,instead of the car lasting 200000 kms at peak efficenicy it might taper of at 150000,isnt that a concern?

[Japmuscle]

Originally Posted by 09TRD

I don't understand.

The owner's manual says 59 MPH can be achieved in 2nd gear, while you say 44 MPH...

And the owner's manual says 86 MPH in 3rd gear, which is faster than the 80 MPH you listed for 4th gear...

And why does the owner's manual only list the first 3 gears for a 5 speed manual trans...?

I cant remember what 1,2,3rd gears get to but 4th gets to 115 on my 08' 5spd sdn