What speed do you use 5th gear ?

[JeeTeeEss25Tee]

I try not to shift gear at 3000 too often, any more is abit ouchie for the engine i think. Most of the time in good trafic condition I rev to 2500 then shift.

[flagger]

i usually shift into 5th at about 90-100, which is mainly on the highway/freeway. normal street driving doesnt warrant 5th gear. i also hate the feeling of the engine labouring at < 1500rpm in gear

[justin911]

I only use 5th gear when im going on a freeway or where the speed zone is 100km/h.

besides.. if a hot girl walks past it takes longer to make the 'wwwssht' noise if ur in 5th gear

[thommo]

I try not to shift gear at 3000 too often, any more is abit ouchie for the engine i think. Most of the time in good trafic condition I rev to 2500 then shift.

hehe, i think your missing all the fun, rb25 is quite capable of handling double theses revs happily :headspin: .

very rarely do i shift at anything less than 2.5k, unless in traffic.

does that make me a hoon??

[oscar32]

I use 3rd around town, only really get into fifth once I'm on a highway or something... I can't imagine using 5th in my car around town would be very punchy...

[Let Me Drive]

after 75 is when 5th comes in to play for me but my driving, i would not say i can drive very well.

[MerlinTheHapyPig]

try to keep revs above 2k. If you're cruising at less than 2k, you won't be getting very good oil pressure/flow. I try to keep it between 2000-2800rpm when shifting

[INASNT]

besides.. if a hot girl walks past it takes longer to make the 'wwwssht' noise if ur in 5th gear

U actually think chicks get impressed with the wanker valve still?

I usually shift over 80 km/h into 5th also.

[Jordan]

Um, I stay in 5th gear at any speed I want, even if its 50kph. It dosent take that much to keep your speed on the flats.

If I want more torque, I use the clutch and shift gears to whatever gear is appropriate (ie 4th or 3rd). When I'm done though it always goes back to 5th.

[s13viper]

5th at 70kph...4th at 60kph....as long as the revs are above 1500rpm

[rickhead]

I wouldn't use 5th, (it is really an overdrive anyway) below 100km/h.

[Evil]

i go into 5th at about 90km/h

[andrejp]

when the limiter cuts in 4th is about the correct moment to change

[BiZzReVhEad]

u guys are either petrol conservative or grannys in the making

You should never labor your car in high gear be that 2nd ,3rd th or 5th under 1500-2000rpm. I shift Up to 3000-3300rpm and change every gear unless my car is cold. Also 5th gear doesnt come into effect till im at LEAST 80KPH and drop bak to 4th till im at 60 KPH and into 3rd . call me a lead foot but thats just me

[PSI_GTSII]

Some of you guys need to get some RB30ET torque up ya

When i'm in the mood I regularly just trundle around my suburb etc in 5th which is from around 50kmh.

I also quite regularly skip gears ie Only use 1st 2nd 4th.

Hope soon to come RB26DETT has some useableable down low torque, as I'm becoming quite fond of it

[always_me]

5th for anything over 250+ ks nothing less

[Duncan]

bunch of grandmas!

except for wreckedhead of course who has to rev to 9722 so he can pull 5th

[silver gts-t]

bunch of grandmas!

except for wreckedhead of course who has to rev to 9722 so he can pull 5th

[BiZzReVhEad]

:Bang:

:bs!:

[Messiah]

Granny Driving...

revs stay at 2000rpm when cruising, drop down when below and shift up at 3000

3rd - 40kph - 60kph

4th - 60kph - 80kph

5th - 80kph or greater

Normal driving...

a tad different.... the 2000 rpm cruise rule is kept, but gears become...

3rd - 40:D

One thing to remember is that you want yr rpm to be such that if you change down you end up in the meaty rev range, this means that dropping a gear and hammering is always an option and you'll avoid bogging the turbo down.