When do YOU shift up?

[unst0ppabl3]

What RPM do you guys shift up on when your daily driving?

My bro shifts up at 2...................... save gas!

What about you guys? do you like to save gas or smell it burning? =)

[evanl85]

whatever my car tells me to, automatic. :P

[vinhisbored]

I shift around like 2.5-3 it depends. I don't like that weak feel when you shift too early. (Sorry, I don't know the terminology.)

[SilviaDriver]

What RPM do you guys shift up on when your daily driving?

My bro shifts up at 2...................... save gas!

What about you guys? do you like to save gas or smell it burning? =)

by shifting at 2 and making rpms drop so low you are making your car struggle which cannot be good and in a sense might be using more gas

but even then, its so little you wont even know

[ZK]

Where you shift depends on the load on the engine and what car you have. If you feel it is straining, then you should be in a lower gear. lower rpm + more throttle = more gas than higher rpm and less throttle.

This is a pretty stupid question actually.

[lucky7]

5,000 rpms. VV DD in sig.

[kuramaya]

7,000 sometimes when I wanna really wind it out
6,000-6,500 when I am going hard
usually while driving to and from work, like 3,000

[TurDz]

up to 3 on flat roads.

[infinitexsound]

i dont look i just drive and when my car tells me to shift or certain situations tells me to... then i shift... otherwise.... im just driving...

[Phlip]

Depends on how I feel or how long I have allowed the car to warm up...
if the car is warm, then I will shift at 5k, but if I am not in a sporty mood, or the car is not yet up to operating temperature, I keep her at 3.5k or under.

[Mervyn]

ill shift whenever i feel the motor needs to

[m0rex]

3,500 rpm always. When driving hard just about 6k no less no more. Im always letting my engine break for me but it killed my gas like 2x as fast and let out some rotary engine kinda backfire. Im kinda loosing that habit due to gas prices yes im a ricer.

[Nan Desu Ka?!]

around 3-3.5k just cruisin around. around 6k-6200 when im in a "spiritied driving" kinda mood. you can really start to feel the car slipping out of the powerband after that.

[i8yourfwd]

3k cause I like to save gas :|

[SochBAT]

2grand for coasting, 3grand for 'just in case' situations, ie. theives, gangsters, crooked cops, IRS.

[420sx]

^ haha if ur getting jacked u gonna be at full stop

[uno]

3-3500 right when the turbo starts waking up haha

[vinhisbored]

2grand for coasting, 3grand for 'just in case' situations, ie. theives, gangsters, crooked cops, IRS.

LOL.. I like the explanations.

[CaoBoY]

about 3k, which translates to 2nd=15 3rd=25 4th=35 5th=45

[uno]

about 3k, which translates to 2nd=15 3rd=25 4th=35 5th=45
really? [email protected] with my CA is 65 mph

[420sx]

i only shift when i hear that "nan nananan nan anananan" noise. its weird, wont go away unless i shift

[JDMs13]

8000 grand...only because I dont have shitty rocker arm arangments in my valvetrain :keke: .

[aznpoopy]

about 3k, which translates to 2nd=15 3rd=25 4th=35 5th=45

that can't be right

unless you're not driving a ka24de

i haven't driven my car in a while but i'm pretty sure 5th gear at 3000 rpms is way faster then 45 mph.

i shift at 3000rpms. when i'm on it, i shift around 5500 rpms. i never take it all the way up.

oh and saving gas is more about how gentle and steady you are with the throttle.

obviously flooring it to 2000 rpms is going to waste alot more gas then a nice gentle accel up to 3500.

[lucky7]

8000 grand...only because I dont have shitty rocker arm arangments in my valvetrain :keke: .

8300ish rpms when im, "gettin on it".

only because its a honda.

[uno]

8300ish rpms when im, "gettin on it".

only because its a honda.
same here but only because it's a CA18DET :D

[lucky7]

same here but only because it's a CA18DET :D

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[ranisron]

3.5K... save gas.... and my Ka won't reve pass 6K anyway....

[mr_240sx]

daily driving it when im in no hurry anywhere from 2500-4000

[WILDACEX187]

rarely pass 3k. i really dont push my ka much since i feel its dying on me and i need it till my sr comes in.

[Andrew Bohan]

8000 grand...only because I dont have shitty rocker arm arangments in my valvetrain :keke: .

eight million rpm?? damn

[420sx]

^ thats a space race ship right there for ya

[xtreme_s14]

i drive normal, but once i bring it up to 3.5k.. the party begins! vtec kicks in, bring it up to 5k, down shift.. let the motor blow and search for another KA24DE to party with!

[SochBAT]

theives, cops, gangsters, and the IRS are hard to beat man. The only time i pull it past 5k is when some crazy bitch comes running 'im pregnant!'

Thats when you know its over. Pretend like you didn't hear, brake check her, and be gone with the wind.

Too bad i don't have that spaceship highrev. That'd b awesome. Everyone else is already done pulling all the way to 5th, while you are still in first, trying to catch your powerband.

[Ghettokracker71]

When do I upshift? All the damn time,I drive a honda everyday :ugh:

[ciGARRETTsRbad4u]

9000 Rpm
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[DaPCWiz]

hmmmm i'm pretty sure 5th gear @ ~2k is ~45mph on my stock KA.

[m0rex]

So really how reliable would a ka24de be if it sees 4,500 rpm constantly on every gear. For lets say a year treated with some good oils.

[rod0921]

2.5-3.5k daily driving, save gas.

[nlzmo400r]

I shift my ka at 2300rpm or so daily driving, and I get about 375miles per tank of 93octane

[Phlip]

eight million rpm?? damn
That Millenium Falcon is the SHIT!!!!111!!!!1oneoneone!!11

[Var]

I shift at about 1500rpm. :) my car makes about 300 ft/lb of torque there.

[sLip techniques]

I shift at about 1500rpm. :) my car makes about 300 ft/lb of torque there.

oh wow, lol do you stall on 2nd gear

[Var]

Considering i accidentally took off in 3rd gear once..i dont think it will stall 2nd gear.

[sLip techniques]

yeah true, but i hate the sound of my car when that happens. it sounds like the driveshaft is about to fall off.

[XxJaPxOxNeEs23xX]

hey wat saves more gas while going on a steep uphill. pushing ont he gas pedal more nd trying to maintain a speed, or downshifting nd pushing on the gas a lil bit but being at a higher rev.

[Drunk Bastard]

i shift up whenever this thread is completely stupid....

in other words, i hope you undershift your car until the point that it dies and says "please god, dont ever drive me again...cause you suck and barely deserve to drive a FF"

so yea, i shift my car when i god-damn feel llike it. if i want to go fast, i shift higher. if i want to go slow, i shift low. basically if you need to know when everybody else shifts then you dont really have a 240sx and your just stupid fucking troll who needs to die.


DIE!!!! :smash: :smash: :smash: :smash:

[sLip techniques]

im getting a leaky injector code so i dont think it really matters if i shift at low 3k rpm :cool: