Thread: In what rev range do you drive your puma?

I wanted to run it in through a rev range that I thought it would see a lot of. I didn't want to bed things in on a softer side if there is one. I did probably 75% city and 25% highway by chance, not design.

I'm no mechanical expert I can tell you, it just made sense to me.

Good question - I wondered what other people were doing as well.

I seem to change early and very rarely get it over 2500. It seems to me that when I hit 80 I go into 5th and when I hit 100km/hr - straight into 6th. I was wondering if everyone found theres the same ? (Brand new PUMA).

I have 4000km on mine now and had never owned a diesel...The torque and feel of the motor is definately different, and required a re think of gear changing strategy when first owning......

Originally Posted by Phoenix12

Good question - I wondered what other people were doing as well.

I seem to change early and very rarely get it over 2500. It seems to me that when I hit 80 I go into 5th and when I hit 100km/hr - straight into 6th. I was wondering if everyone found theres the same ? (Brand new PUMA).

I have 4000km on mine now and had never owned a diesel...The torque and feel of the motor is definately different, and required a re think of gear changing strategy when first owning......

I do the same, just go by the sound of the engine.

Erich

I am the same as above.

I don't really reach 2,500 unless I have to really skedaddle. I am impressed with how the motor pulls from even 900rpm, and low 1st is very very low. It does seem happiest between 1,500 and 2,000. Is that too narrow of a band though?

The Puma doesn't feel anywhere near as fast up to 70-80km/h as the stock TD5 that preceded it, especially off the line. I don't know if that is because of the lower gearing or not. And the puma will probably loosen up as time goes on I suppose, the TD5 did noticeably.

It's almost as good a motor as my normal 2.25 petrol

Sam

geeeee you guys got me wondering now. Is that how one gets 10.5lt /100 cause the best I can get is 11lt/100.

I just let mine float between 3000 and 4500 rpm. No need to flog it...

2-3k, there's not much point going beyond that.

Originally Posted by Bundalene

I do the same, just go by the sound of the engine.

Erich

Yep - the engine tells you for sure.

Plus I never want to feel as if I am racing the person next to me....I just go at a comfy pace for the vehicle, (which is still heaps quicker than the v8 county I had !!).

Cheers