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Old May 21, 2005 | 01:45 AM
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Default MN6 shift speeds
whats the top end in each gear for base 6spd
I redlined shift in 2nd and was doing around 85
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Old May 21, 2005 | 03:00 AM
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sounds about right to me
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Old May 21, 2005 | 10:09 AM
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Try this gear speed calculator.

http://www.kabamus.com/garage/gears.html
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Old May 21, 2005 | 10:13 AM
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Z51:

50mph 1st
70mph 2nd
101mph 3rd
146 mph 4th
who knows 5th
who knows 6th
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Originally Posted by jimman
Z51:

50mph 1st
70mph 2nd
101mph 3rd
146 mph 4th
who knows 5th
who knows 6th
this also means you can downshift at the following speeds;

@50 = 2nd
@70 = 3rd
@100 = 4th
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Old May 21, 2005 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by jimman
Z51:

50mph 1st
70mph 2nd
101mph 3rd
146 mph 4th
who knows 5th
who knows 6th

Were these at redline? If I remember right mine is around 105-106 in 3rd and I have seen 145 in 4th with a couple of hundred RPM to go before redline. It is also a Z51.
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Originally Posted by jimman
Z51:

50mph 1st
70mph 2nd
101mph 3rd
146 mph 4th
who knows 5th
who knows 6th
Hoonose? (at least for Z51)
Me knows.
186 in 5th.
I saw 155 in 4th at the cut out.
Who knows 6th?
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Originally Posted by Brett Hunter
Were these at redline? If I remember right mine is around 105-106 in 3rd and I have seen 145 in 4th with a couple of hundred RPM to go before redline. It is also a Z51.
Extrapolated from 3200rpms
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Originally Posted by Hoonose
Hoonose? (at least for Z51)
Me knows.
186 in 5th.
I saw 155 in 4th at the cut out.
Who knows 6th?

Won't top out on 6th. Unless your making some really serious power.
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Won't top out on 6th. Unless your making some really serious power.
Actually it sounds like it would go 186 in 6th given more HP.
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