Hey hey all "G" fans...

I am relatively new to fast starting cars and I want to go out and practice some whole shots and shifting down the road so that when I do get a frisky tin can next to me I won't just blow it and get smoked and cause our community any shame...

I know that shifting down the road is the part where the knowledge of our car comes into use. Since we all share the same good taste in looks, power, and class:

My question to you all is what is the best and/or your best technique for this. I understand that I need to find my Girl's "Sweet Spots" so as to know when it's not beneficial to take her all the way to red line because some cars don't have peak horsepower at red line, some do. I am not real sure where the shifts occur with our G's (i.e., shifting at 200 - 300 RPMs before our redline?.) My friend has told me that I want to get into second from first as quick as possible as this keeps you high in your power-band, where you want to be. So I am excited to practice this and I would like to use your experience to help me out....

So any advise will be extremely appreciated... Thanks all and have a "G" Day!

TC


"There is a Very Fine Line Between "Hobby and Mental Illness".

 

I shift at redline every time for my best performance...but I am basing that on racing a coupe a few weeks ago...where he seemed to shift a bit before redline whereas I squeezed every last drop out of the gear before shifting, and I was pulling on him the whole time (both identical 6mts). I haven't actually gone to a track to test this though, I'd be interested to see if anyone has.

 

peak hourse power is just befor redline. Or that is the way it looks on the dynos

 

I heard an old veteran say that horsepower takes the glory but it's the torque that does the work, I agree!
I also agree with MANI, take it to redline, the next shift will drop your RPM's to the area where the best torque output is, somewhere around the 5000 rpm area.
That torque will pull you to the horsepower peak , and consecuently give you best performance.

 

I shift near redline but not at redline because i've heard bad things about bouncing off the limitter. (bad for the engine supposedly)

How to shift-down (on highway-for passing purposes)

1) Cruising in 6th gear.
2) clutch and put into Nuetral.
3) release clutch.
4) rev to about 4,000rpm (this is called Rev-matching)
5) clutch and shift to 3rd
6) pass that car! shift to 4th then to 6th (or leave in Nuetral to coast back down to highway speeds and then rev-match to 6th gear)

<font color=green>-Rambo</font color=green>
G35c 6MT DG/Willow/Grounding Kit

 

Just out of curiousity, why go to neutral and release the clutch? Can't you just (from 6th), clutch in, rev-match, shift to 4th, and release clutch?

 

Don't be down shifting to 3rd unless you are going less then 70mph. 4th is usually just fine and you can use that up till 100mph

G35 Coupe 6MT w/ PP & Aero
DG w/ Graphite Leather

 

is Rev-Matching = Double Clutching?

G35C 6MT / AMG E55

 

yeah thats double clutching, makes it so that the gears are in sync = Much less work on the synchros
if your shifting down 1 gear you dont really have to double clutch, but if your shifting from 6 to 3 you really should double-clutch, especially because of the "6MT 3rd gear grinding problem/syncro failure"

<font color=green>-Rambo</font color=green>
G35c 6MT DG/Willow/Grounding Kit

 

Sweet info all... keep it coming... chirped the tires in 1,2, and 3rd today... I love it..lol

TC

"There is a Very Fine Line Between "Hobby and Mental Illness".

 

cool man, for me highway passing is VERY satisfying [img]/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/img]
(i drive mostly highway miles heh)

<font color=green>-Rambo</font color=green>
G35c 6MT DG/Willow/Grounding Kit

 

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I shift near redline but not at redline because i've heard bad things about bouncing off the limitter. (bad for the engine supposedly)

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Nah... not to worry there Rambo. The rev limiter is in place specifically so you don't harm the engine.

No, the reason you want to avoid the rev limiter is because it essentially "kills" the engine for a second or so, and instead of accelerating you're just sitting there with the pedal down, bumming out with zero power. It's a depressing feeling for sure, but it doesn't harm the engine. [img]/w3timages/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

2003 G35 Coupe 6MT Leather
Premium, Aero
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