power @5500 rpm
01-27-2004, 03:10 PM
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power @5500 rpm
ive been shifting at 5500. if its 225hp@4000 rpm. should i shift at4000? could that be hurting my quarter mile times?
01-27-2004, 03:27 PM
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power @5500 rpm
NO, YOU WANT TO BE OVER PEAK SO WHEN YOU SHIFT AND LOSE RPMS, YOU ARE STILL AT THE TOP OF YOUR CURVE. KEEP SHIFTIN CLOSE TO 6K SO WHEN YOU FALL AND THE DRIVETRAIN IS ENGAGED, YOUR HOLDIN38-4200.. MY OPINION
01-27-2004, 05:14 PM
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power @5500 rpm
Originally Posted by ohsoquik02
you power lose power after 4800rpms. shifting to high is going to hurt your performance on a stock motor. cause you could be making more power in a different gear
but your rpms carry over to the next gear and if you shift too early then you have no power in the next gear. so you have to find the right tradeoff. </P>
01-27-2004, 05:22 PM
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power @5500 rpm
Originally Posted by mkspeed26
Originally Posted by ohsoquik02
you power lose power after 4800rpms. shifting to high is going to hurt your performance on a stock motor. cause you could be making more power in a different gear
but your rpms carry over to the next gear and if you shift too early then you have no power in the next gear. so you have to find the right tradeoff. </p>
4000 which is around the power band.shifting higher you lose to much time.
01-27-2004, 05:55 PM
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power @5500 rpm
on that stock engine 52-5300 at the most...sifting at 6k will result in a slow time and a hurt engine or valve float... be more concerned with a good launch and fast shifts it's all about being consistent
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