when to shift

01blackr · Post by **01blackr** » January 2nd, 2004, 4:10 am

when i am daily driving at what rpms should i shift at. is it bad to wait for vtec to kick in every time you shift. i seem like i am abusing the enging. i burn oil alot. i think that it has to do with waiting till lik 6000 to shift. please help

PHIL

PY 01-0972 · Post by **PY 01-0972** » January 2nd, 2004, 2:38 pm

I shift around 4000 in normal daily driving. but since i only drive once a week i run it through the gears at least once on that day i.e take it to
8000 in first and second.

pUrExTc · Post by **pUrExTc** » January 5th, 2004, 7:36 am

daily driving....just shift when it sounds right.

y'all feel me on this?

ITR97 · Post by **ITR97** » January 6th, 2004, 3:54 am

there is no need to shift at 6000 rpm for daily driver, that burns so much gas. do u have synethic oil in your engine?

nanertyper · Post by **nanertyper** » January 6th, 2004, 4:15 am

i shift at around 4-4.5k

i still get around 24-25mpg on the streets

joe s · Post by **joe s** » January 8th, 2004, 7:45 pm

You shift when the seat of your pants and your ears (and brain) tell you to. Honestly, I rarely look at my tach unless I'm really getting on it, getting past 7K or so.

98cwitr · Post by **98cwitr** » January 11th, 2004, 3:54 pm

my usual daily driving rutine:
1st gear: 4,500
2nd gear: 5,000
3rd: 4,000
4th: 4,000

anywhere between: 3,800-5,500 daily...

my moto: If you hit VTEC you might as well take it to fuel cut.

v t e c 2 3 · Post by **v t e c 2 3** » January 11th, 2004, 7:39 pm

98cwitr wrote:my moto: If you hit VTEC you might as well take it to fuel cut.

well put..

Bbasso · Post by **Bbasso** » January 12th, 2004, 8:52 am

I shift all over the place, I'm never going slow but sometimes I do shift early when going fast and sometimes I shift high when I'm going slow...

e r i c s 9 9 s i · January 12th, 2004, 10:13 am

Dyno'd my car a while back and I took it to 8600 rpms... Overall peak power on my car at the time (stock R) was at 8100rpms, then from 8100-8600rpms hp died off 3-4-5 hp or so.

In town on the everyday drive, I usually granny shift it from 3-4000 rpms usually. (switched from the Apexi WS to the Apexi N1 now, so any higher RPM's and it'd wake up the dead.)

ITR97 · Post by **ITR97** » January 13th, 2004, 12:18 am

In town on the everyday drive, I usually granny shift it from 3-4000 rpms usually. (switched from the Apexi WS to the Apexi N1 now, so any higher RPM's and it'd wake up the dead.)

i have the apexi n1 i love it but my neighbor doesn't

AlvinOne7 · Post by **AlvinOne7** » January 13th, 2004, 12:23 am

I have the Apexi N1 to and everytime i hit vtec the exhausts pops from the back .. but if your in the car the engnie sounds better.... before when i had my focuz exhaust i think that my car sounded better... and i shift daily at like 5000..holla at you boy

ITR97 · Post by **ITR97** » January 13th, 2004, 3:29 am

gotta love
vtec + loud exhaust+ 8400 rpm + long tunnel + more than one R.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » February 1st, 2004, 9:05 pm

daily driving? defently shift under 5000rpm. And when racing shift before redline, or for vtec cars shift when vtec kicks in.