View Poll Results: When do you shift?
less than 1500 rpm
1
0.98%
~ 1500 rpm
4
3.92%
~ 2000 rpm
24
23.53%
~ 2500 rpm
28
27.45%
~ 3000 rpm
28
27.45%
greater than 3000 rpm
17
16.67%
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When do you shift??
Thread Starter
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Burlington County NJ
When do you shift??
I've always used 3k rpm as the standard for upshifting during casual driving, so when I purchased my c6 - that's what i usually shifted at. well after 2 years of c6 driving i've just started shifitng at about 2k rpm and it seems like I get a more consistent smoother shift. Also, Im guessing my gas mileage should be a little better too.
what do you shift at when casually driving?
what do you shift at when casually driving?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Austin Texas
Not to sound rude but if you have to ask it means you are not used to an MN6 and need more training. you shift based on your driving, if youy drive aggressively, you shift at higher RPM's if you drive like an average driver, you want to keep the RPM's low but it is not always good for the engine. So in my regular driving i keep it at around 2k.
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Drifting
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Depends; but just puddling around town I'll shift at just over 2K (dropping to 1400) or skip a gear and shift one-three a little below 3K (again dropping to 1400). I base it more on where I'll end up than where I start out.
Team Owner
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Northern NYs Adirondack Mountains,http://www.visitsacandaga.com.
Not to sound rude but if you have to ask it means you are not used to an MN6 and need more training. you shift based on your driving, if youy drive aggressively, you shift at higher RPM's if you drive like an average driver, you want to keep the RPM's low but it is not always good for the engine. So in my regular driving i keep it at around 2k.
for the most part. Only time I use tac is when I'm doing some very close to redline driving. Other than that the engine will tell you when its time to shift.
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2002
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From: Indian River MI
It really depends-
Sometimes red line in 1st and 2nd if I want to get to the speed limit quickly or just for fun.
But mostly I shift between 2500 and 3000 rpm.
I do notice that the 2008 436 hp has cost me about 3 mpg over the 400 hp 2005. Same equipment- Z51- manual, etc.
Sometimes red line in 1st and 2nd if I want to get to the speed limit quickly or just for fun.
But mostly I shift between 2500 and 3000 rpm.
I do notice that the 2008 436 hp has cost me about 3 mpg over the 400 hp 2005. Same equipment- Z51- manual, etc.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Rockmart GA
I haven't owned a C6 mn6, but I do own a c6 z06. Not sure how much different shift rpms vary between the engines, but I doubt much since they both have fat torque curves.
During casual driving I shift around 2000rpms and stay in that particular gear until it drops to 1000rpms and then I downshift to get the rpms back up. So I basically try to keep my rpms around 1500 while putting around to conserve gas and engine wear.
I find myself in 5th gear a lot with the C6 Z06 ratio gears.
During casual driving I shift around 2000rpms and stay in that particular gear until it drops to 1000rpms and then I downshift to get the rpms back up. So I basically try to keep my rpms around 1500 while putting around to conserve gas and engine wear.
I find myself in 5th gear a lot with the C6 Z06 ratio gears.
CF Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Tucson Arizona
I don't shift gears with any attempt to maximize gas mileage. I up-shift and down-shift depending upon the circumstances. I spent all day Friday and Saturday running on a road course constantly shifting close to red-line and running at very high RPMs. In daily in-town driving I shift much more 'conservatively' but I don't 'lug' around at extremely low RPMs. For me 5th and 6th gears are solely overdrive gears used for freeway or interstate driving.
I'm often surprised to read how diligent some Corvette owners are to shift at very low RPMs....some even coast to a stop in neutral without down-shifting at all which totally blows me away (and I feel is an unsafe practice).
Again, circumstances vary....I don't particularly look to up-shift or down-shift at any pre-set RPM.
I'm often surprised to read how diligent some Corvette owners are to shift at very low RPMs....some even coast to a stop in neutral without down-shifting at all which totally blows me away (and I feel is an unsafe practice).
Again, circumstances vary....I don't particularly look to up-shift or down-shift at any pre-set RPM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: SF Bay Area CA
I don't shift gears with any attempt to maximize gas mileage. I up-shift and down-shift depending upon the circumstances. I spent all day Friday and Saturday running on a road course constantly shifting close to red-line and running at very high RPMs. In daily in-town driving I shift much more 'conservatively' but I don't 'lug' around at extremely low RPMs. For me 5th and 6th gears are solely overdrive gears used for freeway or interstate driving.
I'm often surprised to read how diligent some Corvette owners are to shift at very low RPMs....some even coast to a stop in neutral without down-shifting at all which totally blows me away (and I feel is an unsafe practice).
Again, circumstances vary....I don't particularly look to up-shift or down-shift at any pre-set RPM.
I'm often surprised to read how diligent some Corvette owners are to shift at very low RPMs....some even coast to a stop in neutral without down-shifting at all which totally blows me away (and I feel is an unsafe practice).
Again, circumstances vary....I don't particularly look to up-shift or down-shift at any pre-set RPM.
Racer
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 363
Likes: 13
From: Dallas TX
Im curious to why you think coasting in neutral to a stop (with brakes also being applied) is a "unsafe practice." The only thing I can think of why this would be unsafe is if you didn't use the brakes as well to warn drivers behind you that you are slowing down.
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Instructor
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From: WEST NYACK N.Y.
I don't shift gears with any attempt to maximize gas mileage. I up-shift and down-shift depending upon the circumstances. I spent all day Friday and Saturday running on a road course constantly shifting close to red-line and running at very high RPMs. In daily in-town driving I shift much more 'conservatively' but I don't 'lug' around at extremely low RPMs. For me 5th and 6th gears are solely overdrive gears used for freeway or interstate driving.
I'm often surprised to read how diligent some Corvette owners are to shift at very low RPMs....some even coast to a stop in neutral without down-shifting at all which totally blows me away (and I feel is an unsafe practice).
Again, circumstances vary....I don't particularly look to up-shift or down-shift at any pre-set RPM.
I'm often surprised to read how diligent some Corvette owners are to shift at very low RPMs....some even coast to a stop in neutral without down-shifting at all which totally blows me away (and I feel is an unsafe practice).
Again, circumstances vary....I don't particularly look to up-shift or down-shift at any pre-set RPM.
Thread Starter
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 2,858
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From: Burlington County NJ
you missed the point.. i never said i looked at the tac..
But that's the only easy way to communicate to people on here when you shift.
of course, this assumes non-spirited driving... flat roads, etc
But that's the only easy way to communicate to people on here when you shift.
of course, this assumes non-spirited driving... flat roads, etc
