My 2 cents? At least in my car, '03 base, 50 mph in 5th is borderline lugging. Not much happens when I step on the gas. Don't usually go into 5th unless I'm doing 60 +. Lugging and the effect on the IMS has got me sort of paranoid. I'm always in a lower gear than I probably need to be but I get a great response when I punch it. And I don't really notice it affecting my gas mileage that much.
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Glen
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