every manual car ive ownd i always shifted at 3-3200 rpms

 

2nd gear +,I shift at 4000 prm + but below 6000............good for me under normal non racing conditions.

 

Zombie thread!!!

 

To bring back an old thread and not make a replica thread. I usually shift between 2,500 and 3. My G35 is my first 6mt and just got her this weekend. Does anyone see anything wrong with that range? I came from a 5spd to a 6mt so at 2500 to 3k is what I am used too and I do not want to mess her up.

 

I don't even know why this is a thing..?

Shift appropriately for the situation you're in. If you're doing city driving with a lot of stop signs and lights, yeah, shift at lower RPMs (or be the idiot that races to a red light in first gear, who cares). If you're getting on the freeway and trying to pick up speed fast (especially for short on-ramps), you'd better be shifting a bit higher than 2.5k...

As long as you're not lugging the engine by being in too low of gear for your speed, it simply does not matter when the hell you shift. Just know that if you're constantly bouncing off the rev-limiter, you're degrading the life of the engine. Same thing the other way around; don't always shift at 2k RPM. Running your engine constantly at low RPMs also wears the engine out (fouling plugs, engine not being at optimal operating temperature, etc, etc).

So... yeah... Just drive appropriately for the conditions you're in and don't be afraid to open up the throttle from time to time when it's safe. Why buy this car if you're gonna drive it like an econobox?

 

I agree with you and i dont lag when i shift. If i do i correct it. This is my first G so i have had her for less than a week so still getting use to the clutch so I don't burn it out.

 

this^^

Still not sure why it was revived either

 

Correct shifting is as follows:

Uphill: shift very low. Keep the rpms around 900..especially steep hills.

Down hill: you should be running around 6k so you can count on drag to slow you down if you need it.

Flat ground: the car should be off. No car performs better than when its off.

 

Lol

 

And when shifting only depress the clutch half way save your clutch by using half of it

 

Agreed.

 

Ehhhhhhh that is arguably a legitimate technique... You don't need to floor the clutch for it to completely disengage. In fact, there's a little rod behind the clutch pedal that lets you adjust the engagement point of the clutch.

 

Half way between the tiny little grab point llol its still better to fully depress the clutch though. If you really wanna save your clutch dont use it at all only for 1st and reverse our cars are very easy to rev match