Hello all, I've been a mustang owner since May 12th, 2014, bought a 2003 Zinc Yellow Mach 1. I'm new to mustangs and cars overall and new to this forum, i wanted to ask about gear shifting. I didnt know how to drive stickshift when I got the car, I spent a lot of time in a empty parking garage practing. I noticed the car not pulling as hard when i move to 2nd and 3rd compared to when i first got it, Im only doing about 15mph when I switch to 2nd gear, and only doing about 23-30 when i switch to 3rd, is this normal? I also noticed a grinding scratchy noise when I give the car gas on the highway in 5th gear, its been doin it for a little while now wondering if anyone had an idea of what that could be.
Drivetrain Shifting Gears 2003 Mach 1
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Yea, that's pretty normal, 3rd gear's not going to pull hard at 23-30 mph. Off the top of my head the tach is around 1500 rpms around 25 mph in 3rd so you're not really going to go anywhere until you hit maybe 35-40 mph. These aren't exact numbers so I'll hop in the car and check later.
As for the sound, I'm not too sure, but it could be a worn clutch, I know I wore out mine when I was learning on my gt. If you have an aftermarket shifter it could possibly be gear whine. I get what sounds almost like a scratchy sound when cruising in 5th on the highway, but that's just audible gear whine that comes with having an aftermarket shifter.
As for the sound, I'm not too sure, but it could be a worn clutch, I know I wore out mine when I was learning on my gt. If you have an aftermarket shifter it could possibly be gear whine. I get what sounds almost like a scratchy sound when cruising in 5th on the highway, but that's just audible gear whine that comes with having an aftermarket shifter.
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