[The rest of the package suffers from no such problem. Toyota's 4A-GE twin-cam, sixteen-valve It may not start howling until about 3500 rpm, but the ride from there to the 7700-rpm redline is the automotive equivalent of a backstage seat at a Mötley Crüe concert. And the five-speed is as good as gearboxes get. Toyota and Honda seem to have a lock on the front-drive shifter franchise, and they're not telling anybody how they do it.
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Yes , good that you called me out, I was thinking 10.5 or 11.5 and rounded to 12. But it's been 15 years and lot of sleep and motorcycles. But the above, shows similar to what your saying, and no where near 12k. Maybe it was the tach reading that went to 11.5 or something.
THanks