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Huy009 · 03-09-2002, 01:47 AM

Hey guys! after the TT-CC meet i picked up my Camry from my dads work.. took it for a boot on the 401 i wanted to see what i can do on the hwy with it .. i went about 215km/h then i slowed down what i noticed was that the 3rd gear on the camry is pretty long.. it didnt kick into 4th when i hit 200.. or is it the Overdrive thats kicking in? .. whats everyones top speed on there camrys?

Wraith · 03-09-2002, 03:42 AM

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On 2002-03-09 02:47, Huy009 wrote:
Hey guys! after the TT-CC meet i picked up my Camry from my dads work.. took it for a boot on the 401 i wanted to see what i can do on the hwy with it .. i went about 215km/h then i slowed down what i noticed was that the 3rd gear on the camry is pretty long.. it didnt kick into 4th when i hit 200.. or is it the Overdrive thats kicking in? .. whats everyones top speed on there camrys?

mines 180mph with the governor... But I'll be taking that out shortly...

***Phi*** · 03-09-2002, 08:49 AM

I've never really pushed the car past 170km/h but it should definately kick into 4th gear well before 200km/h

***SCEPTER300RR*** · 03-09-2002, 10:21 AM

i was clocked in seattle goin 167 mph ... dont know if it can go higher...

***Ratko*** · 03-09-2002, 11:32 AM

Ive hit 205 KPH with my Gen3 V6 Auto.

speedemn · 03-09-2002, 12:28 PM

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On 2002-03-09 02:47, Huy009 wrote:
Hey guys! after the TT-CC meet i picked up my Camry from my dads work.. took it for a boot on the 401 i wanted to see what i can do on the hwy with it .. i went about 215km/h then i slowed down what i noticed was that the 3rd gear on the camry is pretty long.. it didnt kick into 4th when i hit 200.. or is it the Overdrive thats kicking in? .. whats everyones top speed on there camrys?

Your car didn't shift into 4th and it was 200km/h already??? Something's wrong there. If I floor mine here's the shift points:

1-2 ~60km/h
2-3 ~120km/h
3-4 ~150km/h

I've taken it as high as 216 km/h but had some sense knocked into me real quick to slow down since I did that with my snow tires which are rated at 160km/h.

Huy009 · 03-09-2002, 12:44 PM

humm then that 200km.k shift when my RPM Dropped... could it be the 0/D? hummm

92CAMRYGTS · 03-09-2002, 01:25 PM

ok the gen 3 autos only have 3 gears. overdrive is not a gear. with overdrive off it keeps the transmission running all the time. it's hard to explain. lets say you keep the O/D off, and go on the highway. notice how the engine stays at higher rpms because it doesn't allow the transmission to disengage and turn slower because it is off. when it is on is allows the trans to turn slower and thats why the rpms are lower. this may not make sense to you but i know what i'm talking about i just can't explain it that well. this is what i learned in school. it's kinda like it disengages the transmission until you step on the gas again, it allows you to get better gas miles and not wear on the tranny as much because it's not working as hard. thats why you have lower rpm's somewhat like when it's in neutral. if you guys from canada can say what your speed is in MPH that would be cool because i have no clue what your speeds are. the fastest i've got my gen 3 I4 so far was around 120.

***Phi*** · 03-09-2002, 01:29 PM

I'm not sure if you're aware of this but 4th=O/D They are the same. You car should be in O/D (4th gear) well before hitting 200km/h.

DaksGT · 03-09-2002, 01:31 PM

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On 2002-03-09 04:42, Wraith [SC³] wrote:

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On 2002-03-09 02:47, Huy009 wrote:
Hey guys! after the TT-CC meet i picked up my Camry from my dads work.. took it for a boot on the 401 i wanted to see what i can do on the hwy with it .. i went about 215km/h then i slowed down what i noticed was that the 3rd gear on the camry is pretty long.. it didnt kick into 4th when i hit 200.. or is it the Overdrive thats kicking in? .. whats everyones top speed on there camrys?

mines 180mph with the governor... But I'll be taking that out shortly...

Jesus christ 180 mph = 288 km/h
why on gods earth would you wanna remove that?
I mean do you really think your car can hit 288?

speedemn · 03-09-2002, 03:24 PM

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On 2002-03-09 14:25, 92CAMRYGTS wrote:
ok the gen 3 autos only have 3 gears. overdrive is not a gear. with overdrive off it keeps the transmission running all the time. it's hard to explain. lets say you keep the O/D off, and go on the highway. notice how the engine stays at higher rpms because it doesn't allow the transmission to disengage and turn slower because it is off. when it is on is allows the trans to turn slower and thats why the rpms are lower. this may not make sense to you but i know what i'm talking about i just can't explain it that well. this is what i learned in school. it's kinda like it disengages the transmission until you step on the gas again, it allows you to get better gas miles and not wear on the tranny as much because it's not working as hard. thats why you have lower rpm's somewhat like when it's in neutral. if you guys from canada can say what your speed is in MPH that would be cool because i have no clue what your speeds are. the fastest i've got my gen 3 I4 so far was around 120.

Dude do the math, its not hard... 1 mile = 1.6 kms.

And our auto trannys have 4 gears. OD off takes away the 4th gear only allowing you to use the first 3. OD on allows you to shift into 4th gear. Simple as that.

92CAMRYGTS · 03-09-2002, 06:38 PM

nope sorry anish but you're wrong on that one.

***Silver Streak*** · 03-09-2002, 07:37 PM

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On 2002-03-09 04:42, Wraith [SC³] wrote:
mines 180mph with the governor... But I'll be taking that out shortly...

That's nuts! That's in the Ferrari and Porsche territory! The F40's top speed is 202 mph....

***Silver Streak*** · 03-09-2002, 07:47 PM

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On 2002-03-09 14:25, 92CAMRYGTS wrote:
ok the gen 3 autos only have 3 gears. overdrive is not a gear. with overdrive off it keeps the transmission running all the time. it's hard to explain. lets say you keep the O/D off, and go on the highway. notice how the engine stays at higher rpms because it doesn't allow the transmission to disengage and turn slower because it is off. when it is on is allows the trans to turn slower and thats why the rpms are lower. this may not make sense to you but i know what i'm talking about i just can't explain it that well. this is what i learned in school. it's kinda like it disengages the transmission until you step on the gas again, it allows you to get better gas miles and not wear on the tranny as much because it's not working as hard. thats why you have lower rpm's somewhat like when it's in neutral. if you guys from canada can say what your speed is in MPH that would be cool because i have no clue what your speeds are. the fastest i've got my gen 3 I4 so far was around 120.

You're pretty much right on this one but even I've said our cars have 4 gears in our trannys. Technically, we only have 3 gears. You're explanation isn't too clear but I don't really have a better one...I just remember this from like 10 years ago.... Basically O/D has a diferrent gearing ratio, it has a faster output than input. So instead of having gear ratios like, I dunno 3:1, 2:1, or 1:1, it's like 0.5:1 for O/D. The main idea is to keep the engine rpms low with high output to save gas....

This applied to my Oldsmobile back in the day, I'm assuming it applies to all cars with O/D

Wraith · 03-09-2002, 10:32 PM

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On 2002-03-09 14:31, DaksGT wrote:

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On 2002-03-09 04:42, Wraith [SC³] wrote:

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On 2002-03-09 02:47, Huy009 wrote:
Hey guys! after the TT-CC meet i picked up my Camry from my dads work.. took it for a boot on the 401 i wanted to see what i can do on the hwy with it .. i went about 215km/h then i slowed down what i noticed was that the 3rd gear on the camry is pretty long.. it didnt kick into 4th when i hit 200.. or is it the Overdrive thats kicking in? .. whats everyones top speed on there camrys?

mines 180mph with the governor... But I'll be taking that out shortly...

Jesus christ 180 mph = 288 km/h
why on gods earth would you wanna remove that?
I mean do you really think your car can hit 288?

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