I don't understand you guys that say shift below 4k. Seriously, wtf?

If we're talking dry conditions, shouldn't you be getting her up to 6k, enjoying her, and then shifting at 9k?

 

No one drives like that all the time-- that's stupid.

 

lol some of you guys are over analyzing it a bit. Unless the car is either in its warm up stage or Im planning to redline it, Ive never really needed to look at the tach too much. Mainly shift according to speed and feel of the engine. So typically, Im around 3-5k.

 

shift at 4k usually. i feel the shifting is alot smoother and faster from first to second when the rpm is higher than 4k.

 

I shift somewhere btwn 3.5-4k. Sometimes I will just slowly accelerate up to 5500 or so.

I have a civic that shifts at around 2500 for daily driving.

 

I thought shifting that low caused lugging which caused your bearings to go out... Not sure though. I just shift when it feels right, around 3-4k.

Probably better to save your engine and not piss people off by shifting low, I could be wrong though.

 

Dont look at the RPM, just a habit from riding my motorcycle I guess. But I did look just to see when I do shift and it ranges anywhere from 3.5 to 5K depending on conditions I guess.

 

 

I try to keep it above 3 at all times. Much better performance and feel. (and better fuel economy)

 

Nothing pisses me off more than to look in the mirror
at a stop light and have SUV headlights seemingly a foot
from the back of my head!

I get motorcycle riders doing that same crap as well...
and God forbid you get close to the rear tire of a
motorcyclist at a stoplight..I guess there's a
double-standard!