Alright, i've been wondering this for awhile now.. Especially since my uncle made a comment yesterday. What is the best rpm to shift at? I usually shift at 7k rpm when 'racing' or going fast, and I know thats probably too high and I don't get alot of power in that rpms. My uncle told me to shift at 6k rpm and that should give me more power in the power band..

So what do you guys think? When is it best for me to shift, for most power? I have a 2001 Civic LX, if that helps .

 

i would say the best time to shift would be around 6500 rpms to 7000rpms

 

i think its 6100 rpms that is max hp so id shift right after.

 

I've found the best article about this. Gives you all the information you could ever need. Here. Read this.

http://www.procivic.com/pages-horsep...que/index.html

 

Mmmm.. I'll try to shift at around 6k rpm, seem if thats any better :P. I read that article before, but didn't understand some of it, especially the formulas haha.

 

When you hear the rev limiter, shift

 

hell i shift low as hell.LOL like around 3K daily, and 6K tops if having alittle fun or gotta get moving..... other than that i keep it low and try to save every drop of gas and stretch it out as far as posible!!!!

 

yeah i keep mine for real like 3k/4k. Every now and then i'll bump it up pretty high, but i alwasy feel bad but when i abuse my baby

 

ya i know alot of people say RED LINE IT all day long its a honda.... but lets face it..... you push the motor to hard its doing damage! exponentially if you dont let the motor warm up to operating tempature before reving it to hard! and i know MOST people dont......


i used to run my cars wide open...... i also got the motors smoking out the tailpipes within 6months! and im sure i dont have to tell you THATS NOT GOOD!
ive defiantly learned to keep the rpm low to let the motor last longer! so far no more blue clouds of smoke out the tailpipe.LOL and fewer tire replacements and rubber/tar clean up and better mileage of course.

 

i have a 01 civic lx as well, but i usually shift low @ around 3-4K. But when im driving fast i go around 6-6.5K