Minimum Upshift RPM?
10-09-2009, 11:14 AM
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In slow traffic, I just let the clutch out in 1st gear and the car will roll ahead without me doing anything. That's as short as it is possible to shift. 
10-10-2009, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by liquid_helix136,Oct 9 2009, 09:10 AM
But why would he want to short shift it?
10-10-2009, 11:13 AM
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I normally go with engine sound and that turns out to be between 3k RPM and 3500 RPM. This is for Dallas traffic. If I am having fun and doinng a spirited run then my shift points are between 5500 - 6500 RPM. My baby only has 2k miles on it
10-10-2009, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by ebchu,Oct 9 2009, 11:13 AM
i shift at 9k rpm.
10-10-2009, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark355,Oct 10 2009, 11:50 AM
Really. Some of us use the car every day and don't beat the hell out of it constantly. I'll hit VTEC maybe once a day if I'm in the mood. Still plenty of fun to be had below 6k.
10-10-2009, 01:42 PM
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When I was in China the taxi driver kept shifting the car at very low rpms. He was pretty much lugging the engine all the time. I guess he thought he could save gas by keeping the rpms down.