I was wondering what RPM's you guys shift at while just driving. Not driving hard, or racing, but just while your cruisin from place to place.

1000-2000rpm..

when i had my celica gts. i did the same thing.. doing that for all 6 gears.. .. shifting hella times. but man i got about 400 per tank with that thing..

yeah, thats how i am when i'm on a budget...but my grandparents give me money all the time for gas. i stop out there to talk to them like everyday, and right before i leave, they ask how much gas i have...then they go and check my gauge, if it's below 1/2 way, they give me $5-10 to put in gas.

But I use 92 octane all the time...my car runs good with it, but I've NEVER used anything else since I got the car.


Later,

during city driving i shift at around 2.5k. on the highway i shift at about 4k, although sometimes i feel like my car needs to be "opened up" and i shift at 6.8k.

I don't look at the RPM... I listen to the turbo... when it is done spooling... I shift...

2,800 and 3,500 when beating my friends Honda's,

Jake

I don't have a DSM yet but when I drive my friends celica I try to stay under the 5k mark but we never go very far only a few miles tops and its all good good stress reliever

if only it had a turbo

I was trained old school style, I listen to the engine.

Originally posted by GalantGSR91
I was trained old school style, I listen to the engine.

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ok smart ass.

no one asked you for YOUR opinion.



Later,

I redline every gear

Originally posted by GalantGSR91
I was trained old school style, I listen to the engine.

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I second that, Where are you guys getting all these number from? Whats a tach? Isnt that the needle that tells how much gas i haveleft ?

Originally posted by 90LaserTurbo89k
they go and check my gauge, if it's below 1/2 way, they give me $5-10 to put in gas.

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Whoa, a whole three gallons. I wish I had such wealthy relatives.

j/k, I know they mean well. I just hope they're closer than 20 miles to you.

actually its 4-6 gallons...

and the fact that they give me that much just about everyday...



Later,

Originally posted by 90LaserTurbo89k


ok smart ass.

no one asked you for YOUR opinion.



Later,

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it's ok man...SOME of us were taught how to drive a manual trans. correctly

Originally posted by GalantGSR91


it's ok man...SOME of us were taught how to drive a manual trans. correctly

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some of us had enough :nuts: to learn on our own!

OWN3D!

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Later,

Originally posted by 90LaserTurbo89k


some of us had enough :nuts: to learn on our own!

OWN3D!

:laugh:

Later,

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I did have nuts... a mint condition 67 chevelle SS took a lot of nuts to learn how to drive but I didn't have have a phone book to see over the dash

Originally posted by GalantGSR91


I did have nuts... a mint condition 67 chevelle SS took a lot of nuts to learn how to drive but I didn't have have a phone book to see over the dash

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phone book to see over the dash? WTF?
:laugh:

I taught myself last November, when I got this car...

anyway, I shift at roughly 2500 to 3500

Later,

who's the F1 driver that shifts over 5k under normal conditions Jeez Mario...that can't be good for the engine.

Hi. I use PMs for this sort of thing.

yeah, i also shift by listening to the engine. I usualy shift before the turbo spools up much.

Heh, teaching yourself how to drive standard isn't hard if you know the machanics of the process.

I learned to drive standard in Costa Rica in the rain, on the edge of a river, in the mountains. Oh yes, I learned to listen to that engine Now, back home though, in everyday traffic and highway driving or when I'm taking my grandma somewhere I go at about 3200-3500, listening closely and downshifting here and there, then revving back up. I still have to get that down though, been using up too much gas with my lead foot. Geez, I can't even drive an automatic anymore! Stepped into my dad's Camry and I'm hitting the brake with my left foot (ie: no control so we slightly stopped, then knee jerk stopped).

Originally posted by MrPikolo
yeah, i also shift by listening to the engine. I usualy shift before the turbo spools up much.

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how can you shift before the turbo spools.That's the best sound ever.

I normally shift after the turbo spools a little bit (about 7-10psi) if I'm driving spirited but not balls out. about 4k-4.5k

If I'm driving like I don't have a turbo I shift around 3k-4k.

god bless automatics

who's the idiot that put 8000+ ?

<----Idiot