13 mpg.......... spirited driving... 16 at my best... lol

i guess i like to drive my car

 

on regular driving i tend to shift at about... 4k at first, 4.5k in second, 5k at third, 4.5k again at fourth and crusie at about 80-90mph in 5th. (this already beats most ricers trying to go at it hard.)

MPG driving i tend to shift at just about 3k or lower in every gear if situation suits it.

GPM driving i shift at 7.5k for first, 7.5k at second, 8k at third, 7k at fourth and then it land at about,... i think... somewhere at 5-6k in 5th lol i never look when im pass 100mph. its just dangerous, because ******** just figure they cut infront of u at that point, with no traffic infront or around them.

best i get is about i would say... (hopefully) 15mpg

and worse would be my personal record shattering 4 mpg (with the holley, i run a mikuni now, i get anywhere from 15mpg to 10 mpg, no less but possibly more).

but thats what happen when u run a carb.

 

3-3.5k most of the time.........................................

7k ATLEAST once every other day..............................

 

around the 3-4k mark when driving normally. Redline at other times.

 

9500rpm

 

My shift light still works. The shift light is there purely for fuel economy. It will tell me to shift between 2500-4000rpm, depending on how hard I push the throttle (harder => shift later). Under super light cruising it likes 1800rpm (after shifting), but never lower. This actually makes good sense, since low gears give better mpg than high gears under heavy throttle. Plus the 5th & 6th ports open a little before 4000rpm, so 4000rpm is a good upper limit.

As for how I actually shift... In traffic: according to shift light, or every time I'm about to ligthen the throttle (b4 shift light tells me what I already know). In open space: at redline.

I was hoping this thread would be about performance driving... how to take a turn, speed shift, etc.

 

When it comes to how to shift....I simply CANNOT get a smooth heel-toe in my car. Even with the aftermarket petals that the previous owner added over the stock ones, I just can't do it...and I really feel a need to use it on some turns.

Ironically, when I had a truck with crappy ergonomics I had no issues with it.

--Alex

 

Just keep practicing your heel-toe, and you will eventually be able to do it smoothly.

I have the stock pedals also.

 

Dail D:
I shift around 2500-3800 if i'm chillin.. I take it pass 4K once a day to keep the aux ports moving.. :-) (more like 5 times aday.. cuz it feels so good)