View Poll Results: When do you shift?
2000-2250
2
2.27%
2250-2500
6
6.82%
2500-2750
8
9.09%
2750-3000
17
19.32%
3000-3250
14
15.91%
3250-3500
10
11.36%
3500+
31
35.23%
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When do you shift? (MT only)
#6
yea my shift points differ, but since i put in my AEM CAI, i love the sound of it - so i shift pretty high and kinda push it.
#8
i shift at 6600 or so, jk usually 2500-3000.
even when you first got the fit you didn't look at the tach? i did in the beginning to get used to the car but now it's just based on feel too.
even when you first got the fit you didn't look at the tach? i did in the beginning to get used to the car but now it's just based on feel too.
#10
No. But then...all the cars I've owned have always been manual transmission. When I test drove the Nissan Versa, Honda Civic, Toyota Yaris and a couple of other ones, I only looked at the tach once to see the redline and that was it. I never looked at it while test driving it.
#11
Well damn. 11/33 shift at higher than 3500? I only get up that high when I'm getting on the highway or getting outa 1st gear. Y'all better not be complaining about gas mileage if you shift higher than 3500rpm.
#14
We're supposed to shift?
We're supposed to shift? I didn't know that. I was wondering why the engine sounds so loud, and my mileage has been so crappy And that probably explains why I have that extra pedal on the floor next to the brakes, doesn't it?
Just kidding, as one other poster noted, I also shift when it feels right. But if no one is behind me at a traffic signal I accelerate slowly, and upshift fairly early, and my mileage reflects it. One of the primary reasons I bought this car was to save money on gas. To throw that same money away on jack rabbit starts makes no sense at all to me. Of course, in my younger days, I had to be the first one at the next stop light
Just kidding, as one other poster noted, I also shift when it feels right. But if no one is behind me at a traffic signal I accelerate slowly, and upshift fairly early, and my mileage reflects it. One of the primary reasons I bought this car was to save money on gas. To throw that same money away on jack rabbit starts makes no sense at all to me. Of course, in my younger days, I had to be the first one at the next stop light
#16
Ve get too soon oldt, and too late smart
#17
Actually, no it doesn't. When my car was bone stock I was getting 34-35 mpg on average with no difference in driving style. That's dropped to 30-ish right now, but that's due to mods, not driving. Personally, I'm more shocked at how little people seem to understand the powerband of the engine and keep trying to drive it by numbers. It doesn't even start to make decent power until 3000-3500, and the sweet-spot's in at around 4000-4500. The gearing's designed with this in mind, so why anyone wouldn't want to take advantage of that is beyond me. The car drives so much easier when you use the lump as opposed to fighting it.
#18
Actually, no it doesn't. When my car was bone stock I was getting 34-35 mpg on average with no difference in driving style. That's dropped to 30-ish right now, but that's due to mods, not driving. Personally, I'm more shocked at how little people seem to understand the powerband of the engine and keep trying to drive it by numbers. It doesn't even start to make decent power until 3000-3500, and the sweet-spot's in at around 4000-4500. The gearing's designed with this in mind, so why anyone wouldn't want to take advantage of that is beyond me. The car drives so much easier when you use the lump as opposed to fighting it.
#19
Ditto. My old car didn't have an RPM gauge so I didn't even have the choice.
#20
Actually, no it doesn't. When my car was bone stock I was getting 34-35 mpg on average with no difference in driving style. That's dropped to 30-ish right now, but that's due to mods, not driving. Personally, I'm more shocked at how little people seem to understand the powerband of the engine and keep trying to drive it by numbers. It doesn't even start to make decent power until 3000-3500, and the sweet-spot's in at around 4000-4500. The gearing's designed with this in mind, so why anyone wouldn't want to take advantage of that is beyond me. The car drives so much easier when you use the lump as opposed to fighting it.