Shifting......
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Shifting......
Im new to Suby's, so go easy on me...please. I just got my first Suby about 4 months ago. I looked in the manual, and noticed that for everyday driving. the shift point is from 2.5k rpm - 4k rpm.
Thing is, I just put in a Full piping JIC Exhaust, Blitz Air Filter system, SSQ BOV and SSQ System and also an Up-pipe - Downpipe.
When I shift at 3 rpm, it seems a little low in 2nd gear, like Im shifting way to early. But, Im not sure.
My car is a 2004 WRX Wagon. Any suggestions on when to shift. Im tryin to feel it out as of right now. Just don't want to damage my engine.
Thanks
Thing is, I just put in a Full piping JIC Exhaust, Blitz Air Filter system, SSQ BOV and SSQ System and also an Up-pipe - Downpipe.
When I shift at 3 rpm, it seems a little low in 2nd gear, like Im shifting way to early. But, Im not sure.
My car is a 2004 WRX Wagon. Any suggestions on when to shift. Im tryin to feel it out as of right now. Just don't want to damage my engine.
Thanks
Originally Posted by suby_blitzer
When I shift at 3 rpm, it seems a little low in 2nd gear, like Im shifting way to early. But, Im not sure.
3 rpms is VERY low
but seriously, just change your shift point to a higher rpm.
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in the STi in normal driving i shift at ~3500 which drops it to ~2500. Not that that helps you in the 2 liter but you probably have enough torque at 2500 if you're not accelerating hard
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I'll usually go really light with the throttle and shift right around 3K until a few minutes after the stock coolant temperature guage has reached it's normal position. Once the car is fully warmed up she usually goes to 3.75-5 grand in normal driving, with throttle application varying based on conditions. That's where the engine "feels" the best to me. With most of the vehicles I've owned, shifting in between the torque peak has felt the best.
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Driving normal is driving with no worries.. . .don't ride the clutch and shift smooth. If you wanna save gas shift below 3Krpm. If you want drive normal as not being a pu**y, then shift a little higher. . . . . .
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Originally Posted by awns729
So trying to save gas and shifting low would make me a *****? Who knew?!
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I would just shift at a higher rpm.
I think when you opened up the exhaust you lost some torque down low, which would make some sense to me anyway. That's just my guess.
I think when you opened up the exhaust you lost some torque down low, which would make some sense to me anyway. That's just my guess.
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Just to make something clear: Assuming that you have broken your engine in properly, if this is a new car we're talking about here - You can shift anywhere you want and it won't damage your engine. Okay, you see that red line on your tachometer? That's telling you where to stop revving your engine. If you have a WRX, the redline is at 7,000 RPM. That means that as long as you don't go over the redline, you won't blow your engine up.
Shifting at 7,000 every time is probably excessive, but it *still* won't blow up your engine. If shifting at 5k or 6k RPM were going to blow up your engine, that's where the redline would be - not at 7k. Okay? Take a look at my WRX's dyno sheet here:
http://www.xaqtly.com/wrxdyno.jpg
Notice how if you're shifting below 5k RPM you're missing out on the horsepower peak.
Shifting at 7,000 every time is probably excessive, but it *still* won't blow up your engine. If shifting at 5k or 6k RPM were going to blow up your engine, that's where the redline would be - not at 7k. Okay? Take a look at my WRX's dyno sheet here:
http://www.xaqtly.com/wrxdyno.jpg
Notice how if you're shifting below 5k RPM you're missing out on the horsepower peak.