View Poll Results: where do you shift at?
1500-2000 my rex is gonna last FOREVER!!!!
1
1.45%
2000-3000 i love to save gas
3
4.35%
3000-5000 i wanna feel the acceleration
29
42.03%
5000-6000 i own a rex and im gonna drive it like one!!
11
15.94%
6000-8000 my rex just loves to eat up the high r's!!
25
36.23%
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where do you shift at?
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i shift at 7800rpms usually when running someone. normal driving ranges from 3500 to 6000. lol i make use of the rotary high revness. 
oh and p.s. my car DOES make power all the way to 7800rpms! dyno no lie!!!
oh and p.s. my car DOES make power all the way to 7800rpms! dyno no lie!!!
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From: Bellingham, WA
Originally posted by FB II
i shift at 7800rpms usually when running someone. normal driving ranges from 3500 to 6000. lol i make use of the rotary high revness. oh and p.s. my car DOES make power all the way to 7800rpms! dyno no lie!!!
i shift at 7800rpms usually when running someone. normal driving ranges from 3500 to 6000. lol i make use of the rotary high revness.
oh and p.s. my car DOES make power all the way to 7800rpms! dyno no lie!!!
Zachstylez
Originally posted by ZachstylezRX7
Daily driving i go 3700-4700 cept when i pass cars... as for racing i usually just go 6500-7500 because the car gets its max hp at 6k i don't see any point in keeping it much farther past that unless it is a really close race.
I kick my cars ***. I am gonna be pretty blunt about it. I drive it like i hate it and i drive 45 minutes into town and the same distance back everyday. This car sees a lot of country roads and drifts a lot. Donuts and just plain showboating are also seen a lot in this car. I have an RX-7 and even though i love to keep it looking nice and such, cars are meant to be driven. And i drive my car like an RX-7 should be driven.
As for mileage on my car it has 86k.
Daily driving i go 3700-4700 cept when i pass cars... as for racing i usually just go 6500-7500 because the car gets its max hp at 6k i don't see any point in keeping it much farther past that unless it is a really close race.
I kick my cars ***. I am gonna be pretty blunt about it. I drive it like i hate it and i drive 45 minutes into town and the same distance back everyday. This car sees a lot of country roads and drifts a lot. Donuts and just plain showboating are also seen a lot in this car. I have an RX-7 and even though i love to keep it looking nice and such, cars are meant to be driven. And i drive my car like an RX-7 should be driven.
As for mileage on my car it has 86k.
. Im just what most would consider to be hard on it, but its all with plenty of love 
. "I enjoy my car" is a better way to put it . Although, I do have a blown engine, maybe that should say something. On the other hand, the engine has about 200K on it, and the throttle did stick on me for a while at WOT the night it blew because my throttle cable jammed...~T.J.
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eesh. Yeah i definetely don't hate my car. For lack of a better word at 2:15 am; i LOVE my car.
I am actually pretty hypocritical when it comes to my car. I drive the hell out of it for 45 minutes. Come home and park it in teh shop and wash it all out and wipe it down and vacuum it out.
Zachstylez
I am actually pretty hypocritical when it comes to my car. I drive the hell out of it for 45 minutes. Come home and park it in teh shop and wash it all out and wipe it down and vacuum it out.
Zachstylez
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I normally shift like everyone else at 4500 or so. When I have to, I'll take it to 7200 or so....the carcass '80 with the RP streetport could go to 8500 rpm, no sweat. It did eat two distributors with those shenanigans, though. It also showed making power at 7600 rpm and climbing on dyno day at Alamo Autosports, so it wasn't wasting HP....poor carcass...
I normally shift like everyone else at 4500 or so. When I have to, I'll take it to 7200 or so....the carcass '80 with the RP streetport could go to 8500 rpm, no sweat. It did eat two distributors with those shenanigans, though. It also showed making power at 7600 rpm and climbing on dyno day at Alamo Autosports, so it wasn't wasting HP....poor carcass...
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From: Media, PA
I shift usually at 3000. Sometimes 2000-2500, and even more rarely up to 4000 if I'm in a big hurry.
You really need to try out 7 grand on a daily basis...she wants it bad...
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I've been thinking about this some more... I had to limit myself to 4k when I got the new engine (last one replaced by previous owner from overheating)....
Limiting myself to 4k was pure hell... How the hell can you drive an RX-7 and keep it under 4k most of the time???? This is making me mad.... Sell that thing to someone who is going to drive it like it wants to be driven... You are wasting it.
Limiting myself to 4k was pure hell... How the hell can you drive an RX-7 and keep it under 4k most of the time???? This is making me mad.... Sell that thing to someone who is going to drive it like it wants to be driven... You are wasting it.
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Yea, I don't even look at the tach sometimes, just wait until she tells you to shift, then maybe you shift if it's convenient....Buzzzzzzzzz
1) I don't think hitting 8 grand for a second before shifting wears a rotary to any degree worth thinking about.
2) Even if it does, it's not worth worrying about. I've heard too many people who have engines with over 150k that rev high all the time and recommend it.
3) I don't care if the power ends at 6k, I just like to keep going and use all of the gear.
4) If you are not reving high you are not living.
1) I don't think hitting 8 grand for a second before shifting wears a rotary to any degree worth thinking about.
2) Even if it does, it's not worth worrying about. I've heard too many people who have engines with over 150k that rev high all the time and recommend it.
3) I don't care if the power ends at 6k, I just like to keep going and use all of the gear.
4) If you are not reving high you are not living.
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From: Prescott Valley, AZ
The road on my drive to work........reminds me of a lap on the Laguna Seca track.
Just TRY to drive slow on it......
I don't shift until the car says "Alert, Alert, Danger Will Robinson!"
That seems like an interesting idea now that my brain is working. I'd like a new noise, instead of that BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
A nice calm robotic woman's voice saying.......Shift.......would be better.
Just TRY to drive slow on it......
I don't shift until the car says "Alert, Alert, Danger Will Robinson!"
That seems like an interesting idea now that my brain is working. I'd like a new noise, instead of that BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
A nice calm robotic woman's voice saying.......Shift.......would be better.
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From: Chesley, Ontario, Canada
Originally posted by wagondriver69
I usually shift between 2-4k, because it gets a belt whine around 4.5, and since i read that below 2k is bad thing...
I usually shift between 2-4k, because it gets a belt whine around 4.5, and since i read that below 2k is bad thing...
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Originally posted by Cody
That seems like an interesting idea now that my brain is working. I'd like a new noise, instead of that BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
A nice calm robotic woman's voice saying.......Shift.......would be better.
That seems like an interesting idea now that my brain is working. I'd like a new noise, instead of that BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
A nice calm robotic woman's voice saying.......Shift.......would be better.
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From: Illinois
Normally I like to shift right around 6. When I first got my 7 about 4 months ago I didn't know where to shift everyone who had never driven an RX-7 or rotary engine for that matter said shift at 3-4.5. I soon found out that this wasn't any fun. So I hopped on the forum to see what everyone had to say but they all said huge numbers (7+), but on my stock RX-7 I didn't have the guts to go much farther then when the little buzzer came on to tell me to ease up. After some experimenting (and some failure at the drag strip) I found the optimum shift point ~6 grand, less and you're not at peak power and more you're just revving higher. For casual driving i'd say 4-5 is pretty conservative.
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From: Pensacola
hey i have an AUTO (nearly half way to getting all the parts converting it to 5speed)
but at the mean time.. it never really goes above 2k-2.5k it shifts automatically and keeps it below..does this mean its real bad?
it goes to around 6-7k if i floor it.. and it keeps going higher and higher until its too fast and i have to step on the breaks yo..
and yeh im not joking i really do have an auto
but at the mean time.. it never really goes above 2k-2.5k it shifts automatically and keeps it below..does this mean its real bad?
it goes to around 6-7k if i floor it.. and it keeps going higher and higher until its too fast and i have to step on the breaks yo..
and yeh im not joking i really do have an auto
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From: AR
i had a 85 12a with 302,000 miles on it and i reved it till i herd the buzer till the buzer broke lol i got the car with 180k on it im 2nd owner still runs to but i recked it so i no longer drive it btw yes it is the origanal moter no rebilld
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