Shifting habits -- what's yours?

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Dec 11, 2005 | 07:32 PM

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Mark

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RE: Shifting habits -- what's yours?

what rpms are you at when cruising on the highway? in 5th going 70 im at about 4200-4500 and i feel like thats kinda high. plus it makes the exhaust really loud.

Dec 11, 2005 | 09:16 PM

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skytanker2003

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RE: Shifting habits -- what's yours?

Is it bad that I regularly shift at about 7000?

[sm=joke.gif] I get double-clutching, just cuz my dad was a semi-driver but can someone please explain granny-shifting to me? Never heard it before F&tF!

Dec 11, 2005 | 10:59 PM

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drbyers

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shifting at 7,000 rpm will send your motor to an early grave.

Dec 11, 2005 | 11:35 PM

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Marty

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RE: Shifting habits -- what's yours?

With my d16Y7 I shifted at 7k all the time just so I could blow it to hell, my d15b around 4500 or so but i aint gonna lie as I took it to 8000k+ more than a few times

Dec 12, 2005 | 12:03 AM

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sacicons

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you guys should see people who dont understand my car, when i shift at 8k+, when my tach shows a 7200 redline.

Dec 12, 2005 | 01:38 AM

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Marty

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RE: Shifting habits -- what's yours?

That aint anything, i was running a p08 base map with a p30 rev limiter and red line. I could peg that tach out like nothing.

Dec 12, 2005 | 02:27 AM

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StifflersMom

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RE: Shifting habits -- what's yours?

just a note: double-clutching isn't useless...when you're downshifting and double-clutch, you actually save your synchros....but for me it's just a damned habit after driving ZAZ and KRAZ back in UA

Dec 12, 2005 | 08:34 AM

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Forty04

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RE: Shifting habits -- what's yours?

I pretty much never shift under 3k, regularly, I'm around 4-4.5k daily driving.

Dec 12, 2005 | 01:43 PM

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Talon585

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I usually shift between 3-3.5k when im daily driving and 4.5 when im with my friends. I try to keep my rpm's lower because the catback i have on (apexi n1) is so freaking loud.

Dec 12, 2005 | 05:48 PM

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ef4life

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RE: Shifting habits -- what's yours?

i shift at 1st to 2nd 20 mph, 2nd to 3rd 30 mph, 3rd to 4th 40 mph, 4th to 5th 50 mph

my dx doesn't have a tach and autometers are gawdy. looking for ef cluster with tach if anyone has one.

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