Just out of curiosity. When do you guys shift and down shift. What's recommended in the manual or different?

 

i only downshift if i have to break fast....

i just rev match and clutch out slow.

and i shift at 3k ? i don't know what your asking man.

 

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He's saying

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I shift at 3-4k while just driving around.

I'm not exactly sure what the manual says, but if you search I'm sure you'll find the answer.

 

I shift at 3-4k too during normal driving. or even lower while cruising .... I believe if you shift on your max. torque band, it will help your MPG.

 

daily 3-4.5k
racing 7k
downshift to race cruising 50-60mph in 6th downshift to 3. anything over that downshift to 4th

 

Modified by FA_King at 11:10 AM 11/4/2007

 

OH! so what the OP is really saying is.. hes never driven a manual before.

 

3 to 4k during normal driving any other time redline i cant half *** it it begs to go to the red

 

when regularly driving 3k to 4k but when I'm racing I usually try to somewhere around 7.5k

 

3-4 normal driving... Downshift usually by match reving, and I'll start downshifting at about 2,5 rpms.
And when I race, I don't shift at 7.5 like almost everyone has said on here, I go to redline. Whats up with the short shifting!?

 

Around 4 average, 7900 or 8 if im feeling spirited. I always downshift to slowdown and heel toe in daily driving

 

10k

 

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BOOOOM!

 

haha built son all motor k20 ftmfw so the sound effect you were trying to make is vroooombahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

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Which one of your cars is this in?

 

well, it depends on whether your talking about an si or non-si model. The owner's manual will tel you the best time to shift.

 

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Most of the people that ask dont have stock engines.

 

I shift at 3k 99% of the time sometimes 3.5 k crusing

Race I just redline

And downshifting I rarley do but if I do I use a combo of the brakes and tranny I don't rev match just cause I'm never going to jump too high in the rpms when Im doing it.

And I rev match if I need to get around someone or speed up!

 

3.5k

 

I usually shift at 4.5K and make sure that the car is cruising at or around 3-3.5k. That's normal for me. Otherwise, I shift according to how much passing power I need, be it highway or street.

You'll get the hang of it, just find the cars sweet spot for normal driving. Mines, listed in the first sentence and no thats not shifting WOT.

 

8200..

 

One more quick question. Do you guys use 6th gear for normal cruising? I usually go 6th gear only at 45mph+ just to save some gas. Hope it's not putting stress on my tranny.

 

50+ mph and im in 6th.

 

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i shift at 8600