Best shifting points?
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Best shifting points?
I was just curious at what RPMs your shifting at for each gear? What is producing the best results? Running the gearing out or do you find shifting a little bit earlier is better?
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Originally Posted by 00R101
about 6k. winding it out to 7 gets you out of the peak
I really want to figure out the optium shift point for each gear though, like as excact as possible.
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If you can't find an optimum point, just redline it. Like someone said, if you have any mods then the powerband is going to be different and so will the best shift point.
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i know the lancer ralliart's HP drops drastically after 6200 rpm. so if you guys drive an RA i'd say shift around then, but like the guy up there said, depends on your mods... dyno it and see for yourself (seems like i should take my own advice tho lol... i never dyno'd my car yet)
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Got this topic kicking again? LoL.
Lets assume for a car that is redlines around 7800 (Most people w/flashes are around there)
I totally disagree with just running it out to redline, that can't be the best shift point.
Wheres the guy who ran a 10 with the stock turbo? I bet he has some good advice!
Lets assume for a car that is redlines around 7800 (Most people w/flashes are around there)
I totally disagree with just running it out to redline, that can't be the best shift point.
Wheres the guy who ran a 10 with the stock turbo? I bet he has some good advice!
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Originally Posted by NYREDEVO
Got this topic kicking again? LoL.
Lets assume for a car that is redlines around 7800 (Most people w/flashes are around there)
I totally disagree with just running it out to redline, that can't be the best shift point.
Wheres the guy who ran a 10 with the stock turbo? I bet he has some good advice!
Lets assume for a car that is redlines around 7800 (Most people w/flashes are around there)
I totally disagree with just running it out to redline, that can't be the best shift point.
Wheres the guy who ran a 10 with the stock turbo? I bet he has some good advice!
I believe the optimum shift points are above 7000, but not at the rev limiter. On my 05 without cams, I shift around 7200-7300 in 2nd and 3rd. My 1-2 shift is different, because after the immediate full boost and full load upon launching, my power drops off significantly earlier than when just winding out the gears, so I actually shift a little earlier (6800-6900?). This is all hard to tell exactly, because the launch and 1-2 shift are so violent close together that I can't look at the tach. I just know that I'm not ragging it out past 7k like I do in other gears. My peak hp does hit at like 6500, but it doesn't really start dropping off until after 7k, which makes 7200-7300 good for me...the benefit over shifting at 6500 is that it puts me right in the powerhouse of my next gear. I'm usually already above 5500 in my next gear when I shift, so there is no hesitation in acceleration (6spd helps).
Someone on my setup + cams would potentially shift even later (7400-7500), though, because of the increased powerband. Btw, 00R101 was way off. If you shift at 6k, you will probably lose close to a second in the 1/4-mile.