majorben Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Hi, I'm new to this forum, and I need to ask this question because I recently picked up a 98 Legacy Outback Wagon with an automatic transmission. I believe that it is a 4 speed transmission (at least that is what I am reading from the specs), but my question relates to the engine RPMs. What is the approximate RPMs for the speed (MPH) ranges for each gear? The reason that I am asking this question is because I own other cars (a bit newer) and neither one of those (which are not Subaru's) are running at about 2200 RPMs at 65 MPH. I have notice that in the Outback wagon, that it runs about 500-700 RPMs higher at 65 MPH. I'm sure that this is ok due to the higher gear ratios, but I just want to be sure that nothing is wrong. The Outback has standard size tires and appears to otherwise run great. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated, and I apologize if this question has already been answered. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt167 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 That car has 4.44 gears. That's normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 You should be running around 3k RPM at 70, as mentioned, it has a 4.44 final drive. If you want to use a gear ratio calculator, these are the transmission gear ratios: 1st: 3.027 - 2nd:1.619 - 3rd:1.000 - 4th:0.694 - R:2.272 Remember if the torque converter isn't locked the RPM will be about 10% higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorben Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share Posted October 13, 2016 Thank you for confirming what I thought was correct, and thank your for the gear ratios. Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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