Unless I'm on totally on crack and it's 3000 RPM at 80. Naw...it's 4.

 

i have a '00 1.8T 5 spd (w/ sport package) and definitely don't hit 4k at 80 in 5th gear.

 

80 in 6th gear = 2400RPM.

 

01 1.8t q

5th gear 80 mph ~3600rpm

 

My car is around 3500 rpm at 130 km/h... maybe 3500 - 3700, I'm not sure. I'll try and check next time I'm on the highway.

But, there is another post today with the same concern... and like I said there, nothing can be wrong with your car, to make it rev higher than usual... except for a slipping clutch -- and I think you'd recognize a toasted clutch.

 

i have a 2005 1.8T tiptonic and in drive at 80 my rpms are aroound 4 grand (in sport mode) so I put it in drive to knock down the rpms to like still 3600! This is weird!

-bean

 

Thats your torque converter doing that. I'm guessing in sport mode the converter is locked up (they do that in newer trucks if you push the button on the shifter for towing).

 

Yep! Sounds about right. The trans. is really close ratio. 60mph in 5th is about 2800-2900 rpm.

 

Yea sounds about right, and everyone in here should be the same..thats not the kinda thing that suddenly changes or gos bad and I think all the b5 1.8t trans had the same ratio's so all 1.8t b5's with the stock trans are about 3800-4000rpm (cant remember exactly) at 80mph

 

OK boys and girls...I ran the test and here it is.

3800 RPM @ exactly 80 MPH