Hey just as im kinda a new manual car driver, the tc bring my first manual car, at what point in the meter do you shift for max power or for fuel economy? I was taught at the 3 for every gear. What are your opinions?

 

This information is actually in your user manual, it lists the recommended shift points.

 

yea but dont different people have different preferences?

 

i usually shift around 3k

 

That's personal preference, you'll have to gauge your own personal preference.

If you want to shift for power, short of power shifting, you shift higher in the RPM range.

You manual states when to shift for MPG which is around or a little over 3000 RPM.

If you're learning how to drive a manual you might want to focus on actually learning how to drive it before beating the crap out of your clutch, bending your valves and killing you synchros trying to shift for power before you have how to shift period down.

 

general rule of thumb for when to upshift is 500-1000 rpms above what your rpms are when going 60 mph in top gear under normal operating conditions.

 

When I shift depends on what I'm tryin' to accomplish...

if I'm tryin' to save on gas, I'll jus cruise like an old fart and shift at every 10 MPH...

if I'm tryin' to merge onto freeway traffic, I'll shift about 500 RPM shy of redline... and I might even skip fourth gear and go straight to fifth since third will usually get me to 70 mph just fine...

When you shift is also going to depend on the conditions of the road as well as the amount of traffic that you have to contend with... rain is prolly going to require that you shift earlier so that you don't break traction and lose control of the car...

when in doubt, find a ginormous empty parking lot and practice, practice, practice...

 

i shift at 7500 every time, it makes driving more enjoyable

 

if im in speedy mode i shift between 7500 and 8200... seriously...
if im normal driving i shift between 4-6k..

 

from stop usually once i feel the car moving, i shift to 2nd.
if i want to accelerate more , i shift around 3500rpm to 4000rpm.
I don't know why i can't smooth shift to 2nd under 3000rpm.

2nd to 3rd around 3500rpm,
rest is at 3000rpm

 

WHEN I WANT MY LETTERS TO BE BIG LIKE THIS.

 

Yea i was just curious as to what the different styles of shifting were. Ill stick to 3k until i get comfortable

 

when my passenger grabs the "Oh Isht! Bar"

 

Which is never so you constantly hit the rev limiter....how does that fuel cutoff feel.

 

i usually shift when my car gets really loud lol, but tahts like 3.5-4k rpms

 

I usually shift around 3 or 4 but i rarely use first gear. If you wanna save gas and have a smoother ride, dont use first because its basically pointless. Plus our ride has no problem taken off at 2nd.

 

are you foreals?!? you don't use 1st gear?

 

im serious, whats the point in using first gear? Its so short..but I do use it when I want to beat it.

 

i love 1st gear... i can go almost a block on first lol...

 

maybe I just have a heavy foot, first gear seems pointless to me