What RPM to shift at?

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Old 08-10-2016, 01:14 PM
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Hit the Rev limiter. Subtract 500rpm worth of engine noise. That's your red line
Old 08-10-2016, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Midnight Mystery
A car with no tach is stupid, a manual car with no tack is absurd... I nearly died when I saw a 5 speed Civic with no tach, like, what the heck!!!
Huh? I never look at the tach. I only look for the blinking shift light out of my peripheral vision and even then I hardly do that. Just hold the go pedal down until you feel the VTEC kick in at 6k, count to three, and shift. Generally that'll nail a good gear change every time though this is for a manual and OP has an automatic...
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Old 08-10-2016, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by SamDoe1
OP has an automatic...
Which begs the question of why this thread exists? Put in D & go?
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Originally Posted by SamDoe1
Huh? I never look at the tach. I only look for the blinking shift light out of my peripheral vision and even then I hardly do that. Just hold the go pedal down until you feel the VTEC kick in at 6k, count to three, and shift. Generally that'll nail a good gear change every time though this is for a manual and OP has an automatic...


Timing & feel have a big play in it .. I rarely look at the tach.
Old 08-11-2016, 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
Which begs the question of why this thread exists? Put in D & go?
because!!! OP likes Jack rabbit starts!!!! but doesnt like that he waste fuel!!!!!
sounds like we have a conundrum here
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