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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 08:58 PM
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What RPM do you shift at?

I'm just curious about what RPM people shift, during normal driving. I usually shift somewhere just over 3 grand.
 
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 09:08 PM
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2,514.3458264927462110937 RPMS. Every time.
 
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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normal driving?

6000.

hard driving? ****in redline.
 
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 09:28 PM
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2100-2700 depending on the flow of traffic, i try my best to not go over 3k when im just goin around town
 
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 09:42 PM
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3k all the time..
 
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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normal driving around 3000rpms
 
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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like 5-6k!!
 
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 10:20 PM
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who looks? it's all about feel and goal. I never look at the rpm guage.
 
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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I don't drive much at all so conserving gas isn't a huge priority so I just shift when it feels good to...usually around 3-4k.

When I'm going to drive out to the inlaws or have a busy day involving a lot of driving, I'll go into uber conservative mode and shift at 2k to keep cruising rpms at 1500. In 100% city driving I logged 22.4 mpg. I think my average speed was 22 mph.
 
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 11:03 PM
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~4k
 
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 11:17 PM
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Probably 5-5.5k but that's only because i have a 5AT, so the times when i feel like having a bit of fun and ripping around I put it into 'ghetto manual' aka sport mode. Otherwise i just piddle around town and let the car shift itself.
 
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 11:18 PM
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2500-3000 for normal driving
 
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 11:23 PM
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Usually around 4.5k (VQ-HR), but plenty of redline jaunts
 
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usually around 11 lightyears
 
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 12:23 AM
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i always calculate my shiftpoints using a simple formula,
 
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