987687 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I usually do the passing... I set the cruise control and cruise The ej25 franken motor is nice and powerful, doesn't complain about even the biggest hills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbennett2u Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Around here the highways can have speed limits of 75mph. its not uncommon to go 80-85 regardless of what car you have. Trust me you wont do any damage. watch some of those cash for clunkers videos on youtube, they drain the oil, fill it with what is effectively liquid glass, and redline them for as long as they can go. Some last A LONG time. Running a subie with good oil at freeway or autobahn speeds wont hurt the engine. I dont think you can redline it anyway, wind resistance will be your limiting factor I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 The airplane people run them at like 5k RPMs for what's equivalent to 100,000 road miles. Then rebuild them whether they need it or not (Blown airplane engines can really ruin your day...). These are tough motors made to rev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 The airplane people run them at like 5k RPMs for what's equivalent to 100,000 road miles. Then rebuild them whether they need it or not (Blown airplane engines can really ruin your day...). These are tough motors made to rev. Well in all fairness thats without the drag of PS AC and a transmission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Well in all fairness thats without the drag of PS AC and a transmission and a much more even ''foot'' on the accelerator pedal. planes don't usually vary the rpms like a car, do they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 and a much more even ''foot'' on the accelerator pedal. planes don't usually vary the rpms like a car, do they? Not really, for the most part they have a set cruising RPM. Sure they can slow down to fly over some place to do pictures, or survey or whatever, but usually you just cruise at speed. Drag, etc have nothing to do with running a certain RPM. But my point is, these engines run very happily at higher RPMs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LokeDawgg Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 (edited) I cruise between 55-60mph for commuting trips... any less than that creates a hazard on the freeway. I get up for work early enough, and I figure that we'll all meet up at the bottleneck anyway so what's the point in speeding -- geometrically increasing the possibility, danger and damage of an accident? You gain at best five or ten minutes given the same destination. Physics of speed: http://www.science.org.au/nova/058/058key.htm Better mileage is a nice side effect. If I want a thrill I jump on a surfboard.... :rolleyes: Edited February 25, 2012 by LokeDawgg had to add a couple more "rolleyes" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus56 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 When i go to Great Falls from Havre, i average from 85 to 95 m.p.h. takes about two hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 glad to see not everyone in the US speeds. i go from nh to mi and back once every year. set the cruise for 60. been doing this for more than 12 years with the '95. best mileage for the trip was 33 mpg, but the trip out to mi had mpg over 35. usually seems to be just above 30 for the round trip. i don't pass many cars on the trip, that's for sure. on the other hand, the car would be fine at higher speeds, just would have worse gas mileage. besides, i'm on my way to my in-laws when heading to mi. why go faster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus56 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 glad to see not everyone in the US speeds. i go from nh to mi and back once every year. set the cruise for 60. been doing this for more than 12 years with the '95. best mileage for the trip was 33 mpg, but the trip out to mi had mpg over 35. usually seems to be just above 30 for the round trip. i don't pass many cars on the trip, that's for sure. on the other hand, the car would be fine at higher speeds, just would have worse gas mileage. besides, i'm on my way to my in-laws when heading to mi. why go faster? I couldn't even tell you how many times i have been passed by cops doing 100+ mph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 (edited) Not really, for the most part they have a set cruising RPM.Sure they can slow down to fly over some place to do pictures, or survey or whatever, but usually you just cruise at speed. Drag, etc have nothing to do with running a certain RPM. But my point is, these engines run very happily at higher RPMs. Generally all engine are very happy at a fixed rpm in thier torque band. It is all the stopping and starting they arent thrilled by Edited February 27, 2012 by nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1997reduxe Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 (edited) 132k is pretty low mileage for legacys. In my experience it all has to do with mileage of the car and how maintained it is. my old girlfriend who had the first legacy i drove had a 95, this was from 99 onward, bout 90k on it. she and her family knew nothing about maintenance so i started doing it, bought chiltons, etc. Found a guy who had worked for Suby as mechanic and started his own shop. Now that car could cruise. It was like new. then i got my 97 with bout 140k on it. when i drove down here to TX from PA, i set the cruise on 60-65 trying to conserve money and the car was literally packed with all the belongings i could cram in it, me and 4 cats, sometimes in carriers, and i was amazed i think i got like 31-32 mpg. the fastest i ever sustainably drove was one time when i had to give my friend Roger a ride from Houston to New Orleans to pick up a "car". (It was an old Horizon or Omni or something, it had been sitting so long in one place the tires were sunk in the dirt. I forget, something was living under the hood, and was mad we disturbed it.) But he let me drive to oh, about the Texas/LA border, we ate breakfast, steak and eggs, a leisurely time, till he told me he had to be in New Orleans before like X time. Then I had to drive like mad, 80 plus, to get there. But it did it easily. But I think that was when I had my new Michelin Hydroedges. Tire quality and balance, drive train maintenance, that's key. The 95 wagon I have now? I rarely go above 60, as having differential issues. Mostly just trying to keep this one on the road, but it still does run well. Edited February 28, 2012 by 1997reduxe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I couldn't even tell you how many times i have been passed by cops doing 100+ mph and?? not sure what that has to do with "what speed do you drive your legacy?". i've been passed by too many troopers to count, at speeds ranging from 50 to 100+ (them, not me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I made a trip awhile back from CT to MI held 60 MPH the whole way.. but I did so for other reasons.. but I got decent MPG given then gear I was in and the one missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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