jmsjags

question for anyone with 4.10s and a 5-speed...do you usually take off from a stop in 1st or 2nd gear? and before anyone chimes in with a stupid remark i'm talking about on the street not at the track lol. like my first gear starts getting high RPMs around 15 MPH or so, so i've found that recently i've just been starting out in 2nd. anyone else do this??

and what do u think's better for fuel economy? revving it up kinda high in 1st then changing gears or bogging it down a little in 2nd but keeping the revs low?

02 Ninja

Someone asked this question a few days ago. 1st gear is my choice

0949er

I always take off in 1st. Im just only in it for a half second. I can start from 3 if i have 2.

pikuoff

I start in first if I am at a complete stop. If I am moving at all or on a downhill slope, I start off in 2nd. Depends on my mood. I can't my foot out of the gas enough to worry about gas mileage

boduke0220

first gear. i ususally get on it anways. only time i start out in 2nd is if its raining or im gonna do a burnout

99GTvert

Best thing for fuel economy might just be to start out in first, go to third, then fifth.

97modifiedmustangGT

+1 (need 3 more characters to post)

03GTwhos

What rpm do you guys run on the highway with 4.10's. I will be getting a set put in this coming week.

CAMDUP

approx. 1900 @ 55mph

HamMach1

I star off in 1st and I'm shifting early (around 1700-1800) this tank to see how much of a difference it makes in fuel economy versus shifting at around 2,000-2,300.

BTW, you still at VCU? Haven't seen your GT around.