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07 Aug 2003, 09:27 am
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Re: TL Tach question
you must have a 6speed auto..
i find the TL barely needs to downshift going up hills at highways speeds.. if anything, the torque converter unlocks so the rpms can go up a little, but it doesnt downshift a gear. "Victor Purinton" <victor1008@attbi.com> wrote in message news:71ebe3a9.0308040750.4edd8629@posting.google.c om... > Hi folks > > I'm just curious ... this past weekend I was cruising in Maine in my > 2000 TL, and I had the speedo locked at 80 mph. As the car went up > and down hills, the tach stayed at the same value (around 2200 rpm). > Why doesn't the engine rev up when I go up a hill? (If the hill is > real steep, the tach does jump, even though the tranny is not > downshifting!) I don't know much engine technology, so my first > assumption was something to do with VTEC, but I thought VTEC only > kicked in at high revs. So I'm stumped. > > As an aside, 2200 rmp is amazingly low for 80 mph. I would assume > that other TLs do the exact same thing, but just out of curiousity, > does anyone want to take your car out and confirm that? > > Cheers! > Victor     
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