Cold or not, I always shift at around 3K when driving normally.

 

bonny, looks like you actually care about your motor.

i dont understand why people have to rev to 5k rpm while driving normally. the car offers enough torque at ~3k rpm to get moving, especially with the extra short gearing.

 

Sometimes, I shift at 2.5K just to save gas. IMO, during normal driving, it has more than enough torque to get moving at 2.5-3K, unless you race. Shifting at 5K during normal driving is ridiculous for any car, IMO.

 

emril has an '04 so 3 or 4 bars is nothing.

I keep it below 3k in below freezing weather for at least 5 minutes...

 

On my 04' it takes a couple minutes of mellow driving to reach 8 bars. Then it stays there and never seems to change.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SiDriver
On a cold morning, I wait 2 min (for good measure although the manual says 1 min is fine), then I shift at 2.5k

 

If the ECU determines that the engine is too cold (I don't know the exact temp threshold) it will lower the fuel cutoff point to approx 7500rpm.

 

I agree you shouldn't shift too low but 2.5k seems ok - there isn't that low rumbling bogging sound (maybe if you floored it from 2.5k but not when you're accelerating slowly). But any lower than 2.5k and yes it sounds like you're bogging. What do you think?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by S1999+1

 

peoplel you paid for 9000 rpms....use them all unless youlivei n cali and gas is 2.5 a gallon

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SiDriver
I agree you shouldn't shift too low but 2.5k seems ok - there isn't that low rumbling bogging sound (maybe if you floored it from 2.5k but not when you're accelerating slowly).