Hey I was wondering, if driving on a high gear (5th) at low speeds (like 20-25mph) will mess up my transmission in the long run.

I try to shift up asap cuz higher gear = saves gas.

However, I'm just worried that whenever I hear this little grinding noise, it's messing up my tranny.

 

No.

However, it's not supposed to grind, either.

 

Integras are good on gas regardless.

Put it into 4th and thats good enough

 

5th gear at 20mph is going to bog the engine down, I would not worry about it. shift at 3k, dont punch it at starts, use the brakes as little as possible. You should get 26+mpg

 

its alright to cruz in fifth just as long as your not gonna punch it or try and accelerate, by punchin it your gonna suck gas, but im in fifth all the time, just cuts down on teh noise from the muffler.

 

You like to pedal your bike in the hardest gear? Same thing... Pick a gear that the motor is comfortable with, and you'll be fine.

 

higher gear DOES NOT mean better gas milage.

try entering a freeway on ramp from a stop starting in first gear and shifting to 5th at 20mph. the amount of power (gas) needed from the engine to bring the car to speed at such a high gear will be more than the power (gas) needed doing the normal, 1-2-3-4-5 shift.

you just have to find the right compromise and know when to shift. but like someone said...tegs are good with gas anyway.

 

you strain your engine alot!!, 5th is okay for 45 mph+

 

you need to get an auto

 

something is wrong with my car, i used to get 300 miles per tank, not i'm only gettin 250, its no good