Shifting from 1st to 4th during curising speeds
i skip shift all the time. 1-3-5 is very common, at rolling stops 2-4/5 is also common. i have found 3rd gear to be very versatile for low speed corners & city driving below 50km/h - i can essentially leave it in that gear with no shifts required until i stop or speed up.
that said, you don't want to rev in 1st too much. skip-shifting is best for mild to moderate acceleration, if you need to jump on it just shift normally. i rarely go over 3k rpms, most shifts are by 2500. also, leave a bit of extra time for the synchros to slow down while skip-shifting.
that said, you don't want to rev in 1st too much. skip-shifting is best for mild to moderate acceleration, if you need to jump on it just shift normally. i rarely go over 3k rpms, most shifts are by 2500. also, leave a bit of extra time for the synchros to slow down while skip-shifting.
I always do the 1-4/5 or if I'm feeling stupid I'll floor it in 1st off a light till redilne and then shift to 6th and cruise..
My friends 03 terminator cobra will pull harder than my car if he's flooring it in 3rd/4th @ 1500 rpms than if I were in 1st or second.. he's bone stock too.
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It makes no sense to go from 1st to 4th. You'd have to rev up to atleast 4500 RPM's to fall within a reasonable RPM range in 4th gear.
IMO, you should never skip the first two gears. They are just too tall to be skipping.
I would never go 1-4 or even 1-3.
If you want to save gas, then just shift at around 1800-2200 RPMs on most of your shifts. That's what I do; personally, I just don't like skipping gears.
IMO, you should never skip the first two gears. They are just too tall to be skipping.
I would never go 1-4 or even 1-3.
If you want to save gas, then just shift at around 1800-2200 RPMs on most of your shifts. That's what I do; personally, I just don't like skipping gears.
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It makes no sense to go from 1st to 4th. You'd have to rev up to atleast 4500 RPM's to fall within a reasonable RPM range in 4th gear.
IMO, you should never skip the first two gears. They are just too tall to be skipping.
I would never go 1-4 or even 1-3.
If you want to save gas, then just shift at around 1800-2200 RPMs on most of your shifts. That's what I do; personally, I just don't like skipping gears.
IMO, you should never skip the first two gears. They are just too tall to be skipping.
I would never go 1-4 or even 1-3.
If you want to save gas, then just shift at around 1800-2200 RPMs on most of your shifts. That's what I do; personally, I just don't like skipping gears.
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