Shift at 2-2.5k rpm
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Originally Posted by CarpetedConsole,Jan 28 2011, 07:59 AM
I try very hard not to think I'm a better-than-average driver, but these kinds of thread, along with the ones about rev matching, make it very difficult.
We all have our own driving style and certain ideas about when our how to which, what makes you a better driver?
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The biggest ratio gap is between 1st and 2nd. If you shift 1-2 at 4000, you will be around 2300 rpm in 2nd, which is quite low for the S2000 engine - it generally should be cruised above 2500 rpm, and 3000 is better. The other shifts can be executed at lower minimum rpm's, because of the tighter ratios. For example if you shift 5-6 at 3500 rpm, (a bit above 55 mph), you will be doing about 2900 after the shift.
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Originally Posted by CarpetedConsole,Jan 28 2011, 09:59 AM
I try very hard not to think I'm a better-than-average driver, but these kinds of thread, along with the ones about rev matching, make it very difficult.
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From: Culpeper Virginia
Originally Posted by gtg749m,Jan 27 2011, 03:44 PM
at those rpm your short shifting your car which is not good.
You are not saving gas by shifting that low. Just don't floor it when you accelerate...give it light throttle input but shift at 3.5K - 4K 1st to 2nd and 3.5K for all other gears, the car will run better and you won't look like the 'tard in the sport car that is holding up traffic
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Originally Posted by JLUDE,Jan 28 2011, 09:54 AM
Clearly you have never been a motorcycle rider. 
While it's true that there are quite a few douchebags who ride motorcycles (mostly the sport bike "Gixxer" types that give the rest of us a bad name)
The fact is a 450 lb motorcycle is at a huge disadvantage on the roads against 3,000 - 7,000 lb passenger vehicles not to mention the motorcyclist has no steel cage around him to protect from a crash.
Motorcycles also appear to be much closer to your rear bumper when stopped in traffic because the tire is only a foot or two closer to your bumper than the rider's helmet, giving him the illusion of being "right on your bumper". It's also much easier to judge distance in a motorcycle...trust me, they aren't going to hit your rear bumper.
If you were on a tiny bike with a 3,000 lb steel cage barreling down on your backside with nothing protecting your spine from impact but AIR...you would also be a bit annoyed when a car crept up on your back tire (which is about 10" from your back!).
It's a double standard because motorcycles are at a huge disadvantage in traffic accidents. Only two types of guys ride motorcycles in traffic: idiots & guys with really big balls.
While it's true that there are quite a few douchebags who ride motorcycles (mostly the sport bike "Gixxer" types that give the rest of us a bad name)
The fact is a 450 lb motorcycle is at a huge disadvantage on the roads against 3,000 - 7,000 lb passenger vehicles not to mention the motorcyclist has no steel cage around him to protect from a crash.
Motorcycles also appear to be much closer to your rear bumper when stopped in traffic because the tire is only a foot or two closer to your bumper than the rider's helmet, giving him the illusion of being "right on your bumper". It's also much easier to judge distance in a motorcycle...trust me, they aren't going to hit your rear bumper.
If you were on a tiny bike with a 3,000 lb steel cage barreling down on your backside with nothing protecting your spine from impact but AIR...you would also be a bit annoyed when a car crept up on your back tire (which is about 10" from your back!).
It's a double standard because motorcycles are at a huge disadvantage in traffic accidents. Only two types of guys ride motorcycles in traffic: idiots & guys with really big balls.