Re: '82 505 TD, extended highway driving?
From: jsgrubbs2001 (jsgrubbs@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu 28 Mar 2002 - 02:31:27 EST
Dare I tell the story (again) of our drive home from the September
Peugeot meet? Let's just say that no matter what strategy I used, an
XD2S will never outaccelerate an N9TEA.
I probably drove about 30 miles (give or take a few) at a steady 105
in my XD2S automatic sedan--no problems. Most of the trip (150-180
miles total one way) was done at 80+ (with brief jumps to 90 to pass
clumps of cars).
With stock tires, the engine turns about 2600 RPM at 60 MPH... the
minimum "rev limiter" for that engine is usually about 4800 RPM--it
can do this all day long if necessary. It will not overrev either,
the fuel quantity is automatically limited by the governer, so it
just feels like the engine won't rev any higher.
As long as the oil is fresh and the coolant temp is stable, you need
not worry.
-Joe G.
--- In peugeot-L@y..., "anarchyx34" <anarchyx@a...> wrote:
> Normally I drive my 505 in suburban/city driving conditions, but
> every once and a while it needs to venture onto the highway. Now,
> I'm not a slow driver, so I'm wondering how the motor copes with
> cruising at 70-85mph for extended periods of time. It sounds like
> it's revving kinda high, but since I havent gotten a tachometer to
> work yet I'm not sure. How fast is the engine really turning at
> those speeds? Would it completely kill the motor if I ran it at 75-
> 80mph for say... 6 hours?
>
> In contrast, my mazda, which is usually the vehicle I take on long
> trips, will cruise at 90+mph all day (4,000 rpms) and not even
break
> a sweat. But the peugeot's engine has a much lower redline and
> that's what's worrying me.
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