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What are your shifting points during DD?

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Old 03-25-2011, 12:10 PM
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Depends on the mood I'm in. If I'm chill just driving around anywhere between 2000-2500rpm. When I feel like hearing my exhaust I take it to 4k. But like many, its hard for me to remember the last time that I hadn't gone WOT at least once while driving.
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Old 03-25-2011, 12:52 PM
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Hoss -- you sir are a straight up panzy! Who shifts at 1500?? DD or not, thats a crime

I shift it at 2500 usually. Sometimes 3k bc my exhaust sounds like sexytime
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Old 03-25-2011, 01:09 PM
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I shift at 2k in each gear but 4-5, in that case I rev to 2200 since 5th gear is such a stretch away. I found the best fuel mileage to be dropping the next highest gear at 1500. Shifting at 1500 is way to low and you're just lugging the engine in the next gear. If you listen really closly I bet you can hear your engines bearings screaming of oil stavation. FWIW I have factory gears, but if I had aftermarket gears I probably wouldn't change my shift points. I tried shifting at 2500 and my fuel mileage was worse.
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Old 03-25-2011, 01:25 PM
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Depends on how I feel,but it's usually around 2500-3000k.I am running stock gears but have 3.73's waiting to go in.
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Old 03-25-2011, 01:56 PM
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When DDing and trying to get good gas mileage, I shift at 1800. I have 4.10s and had no problem getting 300 miles on a tank of gas, including a few WOTs.
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Old 03-25-2011, 02:14 PM
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umm i just stay in 1st gear at 6000 rpms where ever i go i dont know how to shift yet hahaha lol butusually when just cruising i shift at 2500, fast driving (not WOT just accelerating fast) i go to 4000. But for the most part from 1st to 2nd i go up to 3k, 2 to 3rd 2.5k, and 3rd to 4th 2k rpms etc..

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Old 03-25-2011, 02:55 PM
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I just took my car out this afternoon to try and drive like you p*ssies, I mean, you guys. Holy crap, does everyone where you guys live drive 19-30mph? Maybe its just the tri-state NY/NJ/CT driving style but my *** would be rear-ended if I accelerated until 1800rpms and then shifted. Is the car even in its powerband yet? Geez....
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Old 03-25-2011, 02:58 PM
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2500-3000 for my if I'm just cruising, but most of the time it's at 4500. I don't drive it much so when I do I like to beat the bitch.
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Old 03-25-2011, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by PurpleIcedGT
I just took my car out this afternoon to try and drive like you p*ssies, I mean, you guys. Holy crap, does everyone where you guys live drive 19-30mph? Maybe its just the tri-state NY/NJ/CT driving style but my *** would be rear-ended if I accelerated until 1800rpms and then shifted. Is the car even in its powerband yet? Geez....
Definitely jealous of everyone driving there cars. Snow and salt still on the roads in some place by me. And my interior is apart trying to find this leak!!! Haven't driven my car since Nov. 1
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Old 03-25-2011, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Hangwire
I assume he means 3.27s, sir. I couldnt imagine shifting at 1500. I would literally cause traffic accelerating that slow. Around 2-2.5k while DDing.
LOL it was a joke... Nobody has those things. Silly stock gears.
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