i know the best place to shift is at 5250rpms, but does that go for first gear into 2nd as well or do you guys shift before that?

 

5250 [sm=insomnia.gif]

Are you kidding? That is optimal to shift at if your racing, definitely not daily driving.
I usually shift at around 2200rpms-2600rpms.

And not to be a dick but,[sm=icon_rtfm.gif]

The owners manual, shows the optimal shift points for your car.

 

o my fault man, lolyeh i should have been more specific i meant for racing, i shift my car during DD at about the same thing you do sometimes even at about 2000rpms to save gas, i didnt realize that was in the manual.

 

For racing, I usually just shift when the car "gives up" in the current gear, which is usually just before redline.

 

^ alright i was just making sure, thanks man

 

Actually on a lot of cars you quit gaining power a ways before red line. When you hit that nuetral zone you start to even lose a little bit.

 

Yeah, but my tachometer is 1000rpms off so at redline I am losing power.

Bur it all depends on the powerband of your car.