Halenstone

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.

Hades12

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.

vipernicus42

iTrader: (4)

VroommmmmmBUZZShift....

I shift when the buzzer tells me to, and cruise in fifth like Hades12.

Jon

Moonchopper

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.

Rusty Shackleford

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

dj55b

iTrader: (2)

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

Snapshot

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.

comradegiant

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.

Moonchopper

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.

cdrad51

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.

comradegiant

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.

riza

I'll shift at 8-85k if I need to pull away from someone, but normal driving around 4k

cdrad51

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.

numan2

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.

Moonchopper

Is it safe to rev a stock engine to 8000? Or would that pretty much only be considered 'safe' for a streetport/bridgeport?

lovintha7

Around town I shift at 4k, or 7.2k if my right foot is feeling frisky. Cruise around 3k.

85MarkRx7

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.

YapaKanichi

ummm.....I don't watch the tach I go till it feels right or until it's buzzin

Supper

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.

Halenstone

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?

Rotofire

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.

DAVID GRIMES

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 ****.

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 ***** F***A!". That'd be quality

DAVID GRIMES

rx7male

AHHAAHAH funny ****!! i would be fun!!! and i think you could do that... just get a pre recorded thingy and hook it up... i think...