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Old 06-01-02, 10:29 PM
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shift point in a gslse

i have a question,.i was talking with a friend of mine and he ask me were is my shift point of my gslse. what happened is when i racing i shift at 6k. does that good or not. and can you post were is your shift point. thanks
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shift whenever it quits making good horsepower, I would think 6k is awful early. I usually shift around 7500 to 8k.
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depends on what kinda driving I am doing...when I am wimpy, I shift 4000-4500k...when I want spunk, 6000k...and ...I am told you need to red-line the car every once and a while. It odes the car good, if the engine is in good shape to begin with...If you want the "mazda" factory shift points, get a owners manual. ...cjf
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My 12a pulls strong right up the redline **buzzer** and that's when I shiift.
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the few times I've driven a 1st gen (it was a 12A though, 1978 GS), I shifted at 7200-7500RPM, but that one didn't make good power anywhere
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I shift once i hear the buzzer go off which is at about 7000
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well my car if i pass over 6k, it fell like is dragging. i think is because the power steering.
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If I were you I would disconnect the power steering. My se has a power steering pump that is broken. I think I can feel the road better. It's a pain though if you parallel park.
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Are you guys talking strictly about racing? What about normal city driving?

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Whenever i can i let it go till red line
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