power/ economy mode.

[matt69]

wat is the difference between operating in these modes besides the tranny's willingness to drop bak a gear?

 

[deathsminion]

The tranny will tend to hold gears for a little longer as well.

 

[walesy]

and on the highway use econ and your rpm will be alot lower therefor saving fuel... at 100 my car sits at 3000rpm, but in econ its more like 1700rpm

 

[purebitch]

and on the highway use econ and your rpm will be alot lower therefor saving fuel... at 100 my car sits at 3000rpm, but in econ its more like 1700rpm

mines the complete opposite with power on it sits on 2grand at 100ks yet with power off it sits just over that?
(it could be the work ive had done don't know i didn't leave the car stock long enuf to make any comparisons.)

 

[walesy]

hmm thats weird that is backwards mabe someone before you stuffed around with the wires and put them on the wrong way if thats even possible

 

[hsv_6ltr_sette]

it is quite possible for a VS's rpm to be different. mine revs a little lower and the fuel economy is extensive.

 

[holden#1]

its interesting to note that a VS V6 manual will sit above 2,000rpm / 100kph
whereas a auto sits at 1750rpm / 100kph

if you were to drive a manual VS and an Auto VS on a long drive you would find the auto more efficient.

around town the auto will use a bit more but, as engine revs do not equal road speed there being some slippage in tranny, and because shes a fluuid coupling you have to accelerate that bit harder to get her away.

 

[Stretchomatic]

i'd also take into account how accurate ur speedo is i've noticed that at around 90-95 power is lower revving then econ, but at 100 econ is better...just the different gear change points...

 

[Doctor Bob]

it changes the shift patterns as you have observed thats all

Rob

 

[jdjones]

it changes the shift patterns as you have observed thats all

Rob

power mode in A hsv vs clubby it also changes shift firmness.so when in power it shift quite hard.but as i say only in hsv