Anyone have a E7 ?

[WRCVR4]

Im looking at buying a E7 which is for sale.
What revs are these things going in 5th at 100km ?

 

[SIVART]

Id say about 3K if its a 5speed

 

[DOUGMO]

maybe even slightly less, they have a much higher top speed than the earlier models

 

[BO-00-ZT]

I have one
In 5th gear at 100km/h its revving at a little over 3000rpm from memory.

 

[WRCVR4]

ahh that sux, any issues cruising over 3000 for many hours ?

 

[BO-00-ZT]

Havent driven that far at that speed for that long, only an hour trip or so on the freeway.
Thats one thing I noticed, the gear ratios are really short in the 7, not sure if they are the same in other models with 5 speeds but I assume so.

Its annoying but I get over it.

Ill test it to 100 today for you and get an exact rpm number.

 

[BO-00-ZT]

I was way off sorry, its about 2600-2700rpm in 5th gear at 100km/h.

 

[WRCVR4]

Check my other thread, the 7 i was looking at, was full of rust, now looking at a 6

 

[jase]

They cruise fine dude. Drove from Adelaide to Apollo Bay in a day last year. Not extremely economical but that's the price you pay for cool..

 

[EVO-00X]

What kind of rust problems do E7's have or was it a one-off thing that had been gravel bashed that caused the rust underneath?

 

[jase]

Mine had basically none. Would have had a slight bit of surface rust underneath but I'm guessing if it's seen a lot of snow or near the coast they'd have more..

Don't reckon it'd be common to have a rusty Evo 7..

 

[BO-00-ZT]

Its common to see them on any imported vehicles, especially from Japan and especially if they are driven in the snow.

My underbody is in pretty good condition, very happy with it, where I have seen others which have rust and shit from the snow.