G35 Coupe V35 2003 - 07 Discussion about the 1st Generation V35 G35 Coupe

for those of u with MT What is your shift light set at

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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 06:33 PM
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for those of u with MT What is your shift light set at

i always wondered what the best time to shift was while racing or getting on it mines at 7100 or 7200 depending on how my car feels
 
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 06:41 PM
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4000 and i drive like a ***** 90% of the time.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 07:04 PM
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8000, because I don't use it.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 07:20 PM
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Yeah, the shift light is pretty much useless. Real shift lights are huge, bright, and obnoxious. They are like this so that one doesn't have to take their eyes off of the track to check the tach and shift, one can just see it out of the corner of his/her eye. That little red shift light is too small and too dim to matter in my opinion. I set mine at 8000 too, because I don't use it.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 08:13 PM
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Mine is also at 8k because I don't use it. When I bought the car, it was set at 2-3k or something ridiculous, so I had to get rid of it ASAP! It was driving me crazy lol.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 12:57 AM
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Set mine at 6,000.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 01:03 AM
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5700, just to remind of upcoming shift
 
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 01:37 AM
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I set mine at....... Oh that's right, I don't have one.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 12:48 PM
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6800- give me a perfect shift at 7k

Rev-up motor
 
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 12:51 PM
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lights out i think im gunna try that cause i sometimes over rev in first but in 2-6 7200 is great
 
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 12:56 PM
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try it out work great for me..

I also adjusted my clutch pedal, so that might make a slight difference in shifting.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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5000k
 
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by idiosyncratic
8000, because I don't use it.
Ditto . . . lol . . . If you're waiting for a light to tell you when to shift, you might as well be driving an automatic. For whatever reason, if that light goes out, bad things are going to happen while waiting for it to come on.

Driving by feel and sound is my preferred way of driving a manual. Been doing it this way for 30+ years. I hope people are not staring at their instrument pods, while driving, looking for the next shift indication.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 06:10 PM
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7,500 - I don't use.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by BostonG6spd
5000k
That's crazy fast revving!!!
 
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