got my civic and no rpm guage lol
sooo just wonderin if im killin it otr not
what times for first second 3rd and fourth gears should i be shifting for normal city driving
in a 98 civic lx?

 

when it gets loud haha uhhh you just have to feel it out

 

well ME i shift into 2nd gear about 10mph give or take, 3rd gear at 30pmh, 4th gear at 40mph, and 5th gear about 50mph or 45mph if im cruising...
and i think this is kinda cruising slowly....

but if your trying to haul some @ss then shift higher.
well this video is kinda crapy BUT its my automatic tranny which is preaty similar to a manual maybe alittle lower MPH shift points.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXL2To-Kz4c
i havent taken a video of my 94 5speed tho, preaty hard to take a video while steering, shifting, and holding the camera.LOL


if knowing your RPMS is so important to ya then i sugest upgrading to a EX cluster, you can keep your milage part from your stock cluster to keep your milage TRUE. its pretty simple to swap the speedometer section from your old to the new and visversa, then you can sell your stock DX cluster. to recoupe alittle cash...

you could also just buy a addon shift light and set it to the RPM youd want to shift at and just stick it under the dash or inside a air vent.
because i HIGHLY ADVICE "DO NOT" drill into the dash top area, because a hole is a hole once you drill its a hole forever!