What RPM Do you shift at?
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What RPM Do you shift at?
I know there are a lot of different kind of drivers out there. But I am just wondering, at normal, everyday, around town, to/from work etc. driving... What RPM do you shift at?
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6500rpm. Redline is 7000....
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Most of the time I take it kind of easy - shift anywhere between 2-3K rpms. Of course, there is the occasional shifting at the upper end of the scale too. 
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You forgot the option, "6+K, I'm not rich, I don't care about gas prices, I built my car myself so I know it should last a while, and I like to drive really fast with lots of G-force pulling me into the hatchback."
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Originally Posted by EnglandGreen
6500rpm. Redline is 7000....
Same here.and the gas is cheap and the FUN FACTOR is
Keeping your engine UNDER 3000 is ruining a perfectly good engine.
and some ppl what to know how to decarbon their engine
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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
Most of the time I take it kind of easy - shift anywhere between 2-3K rpms. Of course, there is the occasional shifting at the upper end of the scale too.
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Originally Posted by sandmanusd
I am conservative... I like to shift at around 2500 when driving it around town.... when I get on it, its a different situation of course
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I typically shift at 2000 to 2200 rpm. I don't really look at the tach, I can tell from the sound and the way the car reacts. 
What really made a big difference was the installation of the CAGS eliminator. This allows me to shift at any rpm without an issue.
Bob
What really made a big difference was the installation of the CAGS eliminator. This allows me to shift at any rpm without an issue.
Bob
Last edited by BobbyG; Apr 11, 2006 at 10:24 AM.
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Originally Posted by BobbyG
I typically shift at 2000 to 2200 rpm. I don't really look at the tach, I can tell from the sound and the way the car reacts.
What really made a big difference was the installation of the CAGS eliminator. This allows me to shift at any rpm without an issue.
Bob
What really made a big difference was the installation of the CAGS eliminator. This allows me to shift at any rpm without an issue.
Bob
Yeah, normal cruising around town its like 1500 to 2200 then shift back to 1500... or something like that. The manual actually said shift at 15, 25, 35, 45, and 55 for best economic performance i think... there was a little chart...
$2.85 a Gallon btw... the closer to 30mpg i can stay, the happier I am. I'll only gun it ocassionaly, and any 'itches' i get, i'll work out at the track... hehe
