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**Daniel** · 03-29-2002, 01:02 PM

Original Question from speedkills:

i am new to the whole manual driving thing, so i was wondering about shifting and stuff... i have read on here how people shift anywhere between 5k and 6.5k... but my question is how long do you keep the rpm's at your max shifting rpm before you shift? do you shift as soon as you hit your desired rpm or do you hold it there for a bit? this is probably a dumb question, but as i said, i am new to manual driving.... thanks for any help

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Well, if your RPMs aren't going up, you aren't accelerating. That's not getting you anywhere, now is it? The shift point is the point where you'll have more power in the next gear than your current one if you go any faster.

Thus, if you're accelerating, you should shift as soon as you get to that point in a quick manner and continue... [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

03-29-2002, 01:02 PM	#1
Daniel Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,104	Re: Vehicle Dynamics...Another shifting Question ? Original Question from speedkills: i am new to the whole manual driving thing, so i was wondering about shifting and stuff... i have read on here how people shift anywhere between 5k and 6.5k... but my question is how long do you keep the rpm's at your max shifting rpm before you shift? do you shift as soon as you hit your desired rpm or do you hold it there for a bit? this is probably a dumb question, but as i said, i am new to manual driving.... thanks for any help --------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, if your RPMs aren't going up, you aren't accelerating. That's not getting you anywhere, now is it? The shift point is the point where you'll have more power in the next gear than your current one if you go any faster. Thus, if you're accelerating, you should shift as soon as you get to that point in a quick manner and continue... [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]