When Do You Shift?

[The Man]

1998 2.0 gti
normal: 2500-3200
Rippin shit: 6000
Breaking it: 7000

[Nighttrain1974]

Car Model: Vw New Beetle 2.0 remapped
Cruising: 4000 rpm
Ripping it: 6250 rpm

[Drama]

I don't have an RPM gauge in my truck, so I just go by the sound.

Car Model: '96 Chevy S-10 :p
Cruising: N/A
Ripping it: about every 15mph

[Michael Star]

First 2 gears shifts at 5900-6000, then 6200

[DutchStance]

MB 190E
Auto, so i dunno, i never look at the tacho.

[NickBroderick]

'96 Audi A4

Cruise - 2800ish, automatic ftw.

Ripping it - I don't.

[sacrifice]

2004 s60 R

Cruising: 2000-2500
Ripping- 6500-7000

[Michael Smith]

So dependent on style, mood, topography, etc.. But in general:

2001 BMW 325i
Cruising: 2,000 - 2,500
Ripping: 6,000 - 6,250

1976 BMW 2002
Cruising: 3,000 - 3,500
Ripping: 5,750 - 6,250

[K.rischan]

Car Model: BMW E36 318i Touring
Cruising: 2000 - 2750 rpm
Ripping it: 5500 - 5750rpm

rev limiter at around 6500rpm

[lethal3]

Car Model: Honda civic hatch 99 b18
Cruising: 3000 - 3750 rpm
Ripping it: 8500 - 9000rpm

Car Model: Nissan 350z
Cruising: 2000 - 2750 rpm
Ripping it: 6500 - 6700rpm

[Passenger]

Car Model: '95 Mustang GT
Cruising: 2500rpm
Ripping It: 4800rpm. Redlines at 6250, but makes no power after 5k due to restrictive flow on the intake/heads.


On a funny note, my lil bro has a RHD 92-95 sedan with a turbo y7 in it. Spun a rod bearing and started knocking, we turned the rev limiter to 12,000 and watched it bounce the factory 9500 rpm tach until it puked its guts all over the road

[Funtington]

Bump I very much like this thread.

89 TypeR Hatch.

cruising: 3-3500

Ripping it: 8K

[1988montecarloss]

1989 mustang lx 5.0

cruising: 2000rpm

ripping it: 6000rpm

[Krolik]

Car model: 92 Mercedes 300CE (5 speed swap)
Cruise: 2800rpm shift
Ripping: 6700 rpm (7000rpm redline) - I don't do this anymore...low and slow cruising is sooo much better.

[apuapina]

Car model: -89 e30 m20b20
Cruise: ~2500rpm
Ripping: I must admit... i like hitting the rev limiter. So 6000-6500rpm(6500rpm redline)

Just love the sound of the inline-6 roaring against the limiter, if it kills it ill get a 2,5litre.