Shifting gears...
#11
RE: Shifting gears...
ORIGINAL: cincyTT
Thats because you like to **** money away since your not making any more power up there and just wasting gas, but you know that already
Thats because you like to **** money away since your not making any more power up there and just wasting gas, but you know that already
#12
RE: Shifting gears...
On the street I shift between 4000-4500 or like Cincy said the peak HP is around 5500. I can usually manage about 25 Hwy / 20 City driving like that.
At the track it's a whole other thing... shifting at 5500-6000... running near redline... brake hard, down shift... 5.5 MPG on $7.50/gallon 100 octane. Expensive, but an absolute blast.
I regularly run on the track for short distances 500-750 meters at or near redline, more than 10K track miles on the stock engine/turbo and she is still running strong.
At the track it's a whole other thing... shifting at 5500-6000... running near redline... brake hard, down shift... 5.5 MPG on $7.50/gallon 100 octane. Expensive, but an absolute blast.
I regularly run on the track for short distances 500-750 meters at or near redline, more than 10K track miles on the stock engine/turbo and she is still running strong.
#13
RE: Shifting gears...
I shift at 6k...
I consider redline to be 6500 even though the limiter is slightly after that.
And yes, I don't drive enough lately to care about gas prices.
Neither do you .
I consider redline to be 6500 even though the limiter is slightly after that.
And yes, I don't drive enough lately to care about gas prices.
Neither do you .
ORIGINAL: cincyTT
Thats because you like to **** money away since your not making any more power up there and just wasting gas, but you know that already
Thats because you like to **** money away since your not making any more power up there and just wasting gas, but you know that already
#14
RE: Shifting gears...
Ditto what XCLR8TT said. High revs for normal driving aren't going to outright break the engine, but thats still a lot of stresses you're putting on bearings and whatnot. I tone it down a bit for normal street driving, still open it up good when im getting on the highway, or on some winding back road. Gotta blow the carbon out of the engine once in a while.... ; )
#15
RE: Shifting gears...
you people are crazy!
in today's day and age where petroleum costs are reaching an all-time high, california's gasoline prices are peaking $4.00 a gallon, you can hardly find me shifting past 3k rpm!
seriously
in today's day and age where petroleum costs are reaching an all-time high, california's gasoline prices are peaking $4.00 a gallon, you can hardly find me shifting past 3k rpm!
seriously