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jjman Mentor

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tacho mate. Maximum tune style lol

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IMO unless you do this then you are either limiter bashing or not getting peak HP.

otherwise if you are just cruising around then why would one need anything other than just a general feel. Doesnt really matter if it goes to 2800rpm or 3500rpm at 1/3 throttle really does it...? But thats not really the scenario for this quesiton is it?

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Miguelone Grand Master

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I use to use feeling, but since i just got my skyline and have only driven it once, i used the taco and feeling, only until i get a feel of things

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iseekool Veteran

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R34 in tiptronic mode - usually 4000rpm to 6000rpm. Driving easy auto shifts around 2000rpm to 2500rpm

IS200 (manual) - I generally shift on sound and feel, except on steep hill starts - I use the tacho. Normal driving shift around 2500rpm to 3200rpm. Down hill I shift at 1800rpm.

Datsun bluebird - 4000rpm

Peter89 Proficient

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I tell usually by sound at lower gears and tacho at higher gears, and in practice (on the street) I always short shift before 5000rpm. I probably exceed 5000rpm about once per week at most (daily driving). Can't remember the last time I went past 6000rpm, on the street it just isn't required (theoretically it would be required for a drag race).

On the street in 1st and 2nd gear with any sort of corner I short shift to get into the next gear so I can ride the torque wave through and out of the corner. This means precise throttle modulation is less of a factor and it saves a gear change and means less wear(2nd has more power but can't usually put it all to the ground). Adding bumps into the equation in Sydney just makes it even more relevant.

Just cruising I change at the point the revs start at 2000rpm -2200rpm in the next gear....or what feels right.

what's the point of having the car if you don't gun it a few times per drive?

Might as well drive a kia :P

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