Vehicle- 1994 Black Escort GT 1.8 manual 5 speed transmission. 3rd owner, rust-free, southern car, Low mileage.
Personal info- I have owned over 20 Ford Escorts. Most of the Escorts have been 2nd generation GT's with a combine seat time estimated 120,000+ miles behind the wheel.
I Installed the long 5th gear in my car 4,000 miles ago. and wanted to wait some time and get a good mix of driving before posting my review.
City Driving Review
I drive 20miles to work, a 50/50 mix of out of the city easy cruising in a 55mph zone, and getting into the city with congested traffic and stoplights. I find myself spending a little more time in 4th gear than before just because 5th is now more for just cruising at more of a steady pace. Before the gear swap I typically got around 23-24mpg city driving, and now I find myself more near 25-26mpg.
Highway Driving Review
This past weekend I drove a total of 350 miles each way for an extended weekend trip. On the way home I made a point to make an accurate highway MPG log. I traveled 290 miles on the highway at a consistent speed of 80mph aside from construction zones, and a few traffic slow downs. I didn't do any hard accelerating, just got up to speed and maintained my speed. I currently do not have working cruise control. My total average was 32.6mpg. I was so impressed to find that driving that fast would allow my mileage to be that high.
Overall-
5th gear actually feels like an overdrive now.
I found a total rpm difference of 500rpm.
Top speed- (Performed on a closed course) Before the gear swap 5th gear would pull me up to about 115-120 if I stayed into it long enough, and with the new 5th gear it seems that it doesn't want to do much of anything past 115.
I am very happy with the gear swap, and would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys getting better mileage, and doesn't plan to do any top speed racing.
It took very little time at all to install the parts, and was not very complicated.
Stock
60mph- 3,100rpm
70mph-3,600rpm
80mph- 4,100rpm
.717
60mph- 2,600rpm
70mph- 3,100rpm
80mph- 3,600rpm
I'm sure someone out there has a story of how much better their mileage was than mine. This was not intended to be a BS contest. I am not exaggerating my numbers. I just wanted to make a nice information thread of my review.
Personal info- I have owned over 20 Ford Escorts. Most of the Escorts have been 2nd generation GT's with a combine seat time estimated 120,000+ miles behind the wheel.
I Installed the long 5th gear in my car 4,000 miles ago. and wanted to wait some time and get a good mix of driving before posting my review.
City Driving Review
I drive 20miles to work, a 50/50 mix of out of the city easy cruising in a 55mph zone, and getting into the city with congested traffic and stoplights. I find myself spending a little more time in 4th gear than before just because 5th is now more for just cruising at more of a steady pace. Before the gear swap I typically got around 23-24mpg city driving, and now I find myself more near 25-26mpg.
Highway Driving Review
This past weekend I drove a total of 350 miles each way for an extended weekend trip. On the way home I made a point to make an accurate highway MPG log. I traveled 290 miles on the highway at a consistent speed of 80mph aside from construction zones, and a few traffic slow downs. I didn't do any hard accelerating, just got up to speed and maintained my speed. I currently do not have working cruise control. My total average was 32.6mpg. I was so impressed to find that driving that fast would allow my mileage to be that high.
Overall-
5th gear actually feels like an overdrive now.
I found a total rpm difference of 500rpm.
Top speed- (Performed on a closed course) Before the gear swap 5th gear would pull me up to about 115-120 if I stayed into it long enough, and with the new 5th gear it seems that it doesn't want to do much of anything past 115.
I am very happy with the gear swap, and would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys getting better mileage, and doesn't plan to do any top speed racing.
It took very little time at all to install the parts, and was not very complicated.
Stock
60mph- 3,100rpm
70mph-3,600rpm
80mph- 4,100rpm
.717
60mph- 2,600rpm
70mph- 3,100rpm
80mph- 3,600rpm
I'm sure someone out there has a story of how much better their mileage was than mine. This was not intended to be a BS contest. I am not exaggerating my numbers. I just wanted to make a nice information thread of my review.
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