YoungFeller

Hi guys,

I've had this '85 4runner with a 22RE and 5-speed for a long time, but it's always been tachless and I'd like some feedback from those who have a tach about the engine speed at certain vehicle speeds.

I have 4.10 gears and 30" tires.

I've set myself a limit of 35 mph in 2nd gear and 55 mph in 3rd gear, but I don't know how fast the engine is actually spinning at these points. Maybe that's not all that fast. I know the speed limits in each gear in the owner's manual are quite a bit higher than that, but I don't feel comfortable going that high. How fast can I go in each gear and stay under ~4,000 rpm or so?

I don't usually spin the engine fast--only on mountain hillclimbs to try not to hold up the traffic behind me too much.

Is it just me or are drivers getting less and less patient?

Thanks!


***I found a 0-60 Youtube vid that kind of answered it for me. It looks like 35mph in 2nd is right about 4000 rpm, as is 55mph in 3rd. I think I'll stick to not spinning much faster than that.

Logan81Pickup

Stock tires? 60 in 4th gear is around 3k rpm as is 70 in 5th.

I don't ever go much above 4k rpm 2.5-3.5k seems to be where the power's at and it really revs slow past 4k. I usually cruise around town in 4th gear anything above 25 mph its fine.

CamTom12

This should help:

YoungFeller

Ooh, that's pretty cool, thanks CamTom.

So then, about 40 mph in 2nd and about 60 mph in 3rd are 4000 rpm. Good to know.

I agree that there's not much power higher than that but on a lot of hills around here, it won't pull in 3rd but it will in 2nd, so it can help reduce the rage of those behind me by spinning a little faster and getting the speed a little higher.

Thanks!

CamTom12

Glad I could help!