My shift points...feedback please.

[SexyLex]

Street driving:

Upshift every 3k RPM

OR

1st .....0 - 20mph

2nd .....21 - 30mph

3rd .....31 - 40mph

4th .....41 - 50mph


Freeway:
5th .....51 - 65mph

6th .....70 - 80mph

This is my first sports car so I dont know if this is bad driving.

Anyone else shift this way?

[pauln64]

mine is a little different. It all depends if I need the power or just cruising around.
If I don't use the skip shift
1 15
2 20
3 25
4 30
5 35
6 45

[ajd971]

Mines pretty much the same, except I wait till 55ish to go to 6th.

[2002Z06Yellow]

To get the smothest driving i experminted around and noticed that the following works as a very good combination for 'getting around'
1st - 2200
2nd - 2400
3rd - 2200
4th - 3200

if you would like to get around quickly and accelrate in between the following works best for me
1st 2000 rpm
2nd 2700 rpm
3rd 4200 rpm

[2002Z06Yellow]

btw you notice that i never mentioned 5th and 6th and thats becuase both gears are overdrive gears, which to me means that i am not supposed to accelrate while they are in that gear. I know i can, but i wouldnt unless i am racing and i shift into 5th at that point i would careless what happens. Back to the point, i still use them however whenver i stabilize my speed and decide i am going to drive 50, 55, 60 or whatever. I prefer to use 5th gear whenver i am in at speeds between 50-65, andi prefer to use 6th gear for any cruising speed higher than that.

[artnj04z06]

Shift points on ice cream run:

1st=40mph
2nd=70mph
3rd=100mph
4th=120mph
5th=tony150mph
6th=forget about it

[2003Torch]

Originally Posted by artnj04z06

Shift points on ice cream run:

1st=40mph
2nd=70mph
3rd=100mph
4th=120mph
5th=tony150mph
6th=forget about it

Dito

[HDRAMROD]

My normal "street driving" habits are as follows:

1st-2nd @ 15mph

2nd-3rd @ 25mph

3rd-4th @ 35mph

4th-5th @ 45-50mph

5th-6th @ 55-60mph

[phantasms]

1st .....0 - 50mph
2nd .....51 - 71mph
3rd .....72 - 103mph
4th .....104 - 147mph
5th .....148 - 176mph
6th .....177 - 240mph <--need several hundred more horsepower

+ LG headers w/o cats and stingers = cops love me

[Retired GM Engr]

"Upshift every 3k RPM"
Nope, every 6500 unless:
1. COPS, 2. blocked by little old lady "targets", 3. "stretching" to a gas station.

[quickone]

It depends, But I drive hard. So shifts are at about 3k. ( In the 1st couple of gears.)

[bud miller]

ditch those skip shifts and who looks at the speedo?- use your ear and relax and enjoy the tones

[mjustmike]

Originally Posted by bud miller

ditch those skip shifts and who looks at the speedo?- use your ear and relax and enjoy the tones

Ditto....usually by ear and any need that may occur.