So what are YOUR shift points?
I've been shifting at 4000 rpm's as of late. Sometimes if I wanna feel some speed I'll wait till 5000 rpm's. And I'm usually gunning it. I'm out of 1st by 20mph, 2nd by 28-30mph, 3rd by 35-40mph and I'll drive around in fourth untill I pass a gas station and see gas prices....then I shift to 5th and feel guilty. :D
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Red first
Red Second Put in fifth and cruse. I like to Red Third but 95 is just a bit fast most of the time. |
VroommmmmmBUZZShift....
I shift when the buzzer tells me to, and cruise in fifth like Hades12. Jon |
Eh, it depends. On days that I'm feeling a little 'competitive', I'll shift at about 4k. On 'cruising' or 'gas saving' days, I'll shift at 3k.
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i dont like hurting the engine..............much....... so i usally shift at 4 untill i really know its warmed up then i will shift around 5 in 1st then the rev buzzer the rest of teh gears only when a ricer is around
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is it better to cruise in fifth then 3/4th(as far as gas mileage and engine heat, and so on) ? since the engine would be reving less
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On an easy day 4 is good. Hell, I go to 4 in my Miata on an average driving to work everyday. Just depends on how sporty I feel after that. Really get the burst of power between 5-6 in my SP 13B. Going much more than around 7500 is useless studying the power curve.
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When the engine is cold I shift at 3500. When its warm I shift first and second at 6500. I usually try to cruise at around 3000.
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Wow. 6500. Is that really the best[better] point to shift? I'm used to driving a Jeep with a redline of 5000, the automatic tranny shifting at about 3000-3500 driving normally. Does it wear the tranny out any faster to shift at 6500? Significantly, that is.
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damn I must be a little nuts. I usually shift at 5k and cruise at 4k, and if I'm racing I shift at 8k.
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I speed-match every shift, so in my case revving that high probably doesn't change much. I figure thats where the buzzer was set, so I might as well shift there.
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I'll shift at 8-85k if I need to pull away from someone, but normal driving around 4k
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You're right. I found 8k rpm is the best for my streetported engine. Between 7k and 8k rpm is where it gets its peak powah.
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usually around 3-4k but if I'm feeling froggy I run it up to around 8k.........that bridge on the secondary side loves the revs.
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Is it safe to rev a stock engine to 8000? Or would that pretty much only be considered 'safe' for a streetport/bridgeport?
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Around town I shift at 4k, or 7.2k if my right foot is feeling frisky. Cruise around 3k.
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8k is safe for a stock port and helps out alot I would not go any higher than that though. Once I get my street port I will shift at 10.5k when racing as it will be an extremely agressive port 12a possibly even a bridge port.
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ummm.....I don't watch the tach I go till it feels right or until it's buzzin
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Originally Posted by YapaKanichi
ummm.....I don't watch the tach I go till it feels right or until it's buzzin
I either shift when the buzzer tells me to or when I start to feel the power drop. Thats when I know I have gone just a bit further then that gear will take me. |
Woah!!! Ok, I got an 85 gsl...I've never heard a buzzer!! Unless that's the noise I thought was my exhaust when I completely floor it. Forgive my ignorance but, is the buzzer inside the car or does it sound like it's comming from outside the car?
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It sounds like somone is honking at you.....it took me forever to figure out that it was my redline buzzer!
I normally shift around 3K on my daily cruising. |
The buzzer is in the back of the gauge cluster. I unhooked mine 'cause I ignore it. Stock is a 7 grand buzz. I'm good to just over 8000, so I don't want a 7/8 of the way buzzer.
BTW I shift as high ( max 8200 ) as I can get away with at any given time given the circumstances. I don't beat on my car, but I let it stretch and breathe. Some of you guys are gonna get 300,000 miles driving around like little old ladies... shift at 3000 and 4000 and shit. |
If I have a day where I feel like driving hard, I drive hard pretty much all day. But most days when I feel like just cruising, I "drive around like a little old lady" pretty much. I still go 5-10 over the limit, but I don't mash it to get there.
Mine must have been unhooked at some point in time. I'd like to get it working again, because from what I've heard, I sort of like the sound. Hrm... I wonder if you could change the buzzzz sound to something like "SHIFT MUTHA F***A!". That'd be quality :rlaugh: |
Originally Posted by Moonchopper
If I have a day where I feel like driving hard, I drive hard pretty much all day. But most days when I feel like just cruising, I "drive around like a little old lady" pretty much. I still go 5-10 over the limit, but I don't mash it to get there.
Mine must have been unhooked at some point in time. I'd like to get it working again, because from what I've heard, I sort of like the sound. Hrm... I wonder if you could change the buzzzz sound to something like "SHIFT MUTHA F***A!". That'd be quality :rlaugh: |
Originally Posted by Moonchopper
If I have a day where I feel like driving hard, I drive hard pretty much all day. But most days when I feel like just cruising, I "drive around like a little old lady" pretty much. I still go 5-10 over the limit, but I don't mash it to get there.
Mine must have been unhooked at some point in time. I'd like to get it working again, because from what I've heard, I sort of like the sound. Hrm... I wonder if you could change the buzzzz sound to something like "SHIFT MUTHA F***A!". That'd be quality :rlaugh: AHHAAHAH funny shit!! i would be fun!!! and i think you could do that... just get a pre recorded thingy and hook it up... i think... |
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