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Agree! I was shifting around 3K, but boy does that motor lug in low RPM's. Not used to a 4 cyl, so when it whines I want to change gears too soon...now I'm learning to rev it a little higher before going up a gear. I'm still not smooth downshifting, a few times trying to go from 4th to 3rd, I've went to 2nd OOPPPsss.NCBlue said:I started out shifting lower (2500-3000) out of habit from previous cars(older Mazda pickup), but have moved to shifting beteen 3-4K now and she does have better response.
All kinding aside, we all know that we SHOULD have a break-in period, but oh who easy to forget.. like when I had an unexpected opportunity to SMOKE a riced out toyo MR2...did'nt even have to get her out of third gear......see ya!!tweety said:Shifting all gears at or slightly above 5000.
Casual driving is in the 3500-4500 range.
In Houston traffic, one must move or be moved.
Sprited driving will take me to the 6000 range.
I second that.NCBlue said:I started out shifting lower (2500-3000) out of habit from previous cars(older Mazda pickup), but have moved to shifting beteen 3-4K now and she does have better response.
:agree: When driving seriously, I find myself shifting between 6700 to 6900. You don't want to hit the rev limiter as it will seriously limit your performance.tweety said:Shifting all gears at or slightly above 5000.
Casual driving is in the 3500-4500 range.
In Houston traffic, one must move or be moved.
Sprited driving will take me to the 6000 range.
Druid-2 said:I try to get up to 6K on a regular basis. If you shift at 3K your computer will program itself that way.
I've also hit the rev limiter several times.
If you shift aggressively your engine will perform better .
really curious what will happen if you shift too high.. waddayah mean seriously limit performance.... i've read others - sound like motor kills ?? does it actually die??SolWhat? said::agree: When driving seriously, I find myself shifting between 6700 to 6900. You don't want to hit the rev limiter as it will seriously limit your performance.
what do you mean the computer will program itself that way? Never heard of that before...Druid-2 said:I try to get up to 6K on a regular basis. If you shift at 3K your computer will program itself that way.
I've also hit the rev limiter several times.
If you shift aggressively your engine will perform better .
I find it difficult to describe, but you have a brief period without power, the engine doesn't kill, doesn't die, you just have a brief moment of no power.zzzybil said:really curious what will happen if you shift too high.. waddayah mean seriously limit performance.... i've read others - sound like motor kills ?? does it actually die??
It's only a fuel cut off, no fuel - no power, nothing will be damaged besides of normal wear at high revs (a bit more than in low rev driving).zzzybil said:really curious what will happen if you shift too high.. waddayah mean seriously limit performance.... i've read others - sound like motor kills ?? does it actually die??
That's not wholly true.C20LET_50 said:It's only a fuel cut off, no fuel - no power, nothing will be damaged besides of normal wear at high revs (a bit more than in low rev driving).