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Old May 6, 2005 | 07:44 PM
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Default shift point caculater.

i search and no results came up so i know its not a repost..

note: ever ones will be defferent unless they got exact car.

http://www.slowgt.com/Calc1.htm
Old May 6, 2005 | 07:53 PM
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just shift 500rpm past peak power
Old May 6, 2005 | 07:54 PM
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when you are flooring the car, and it starts to bog, then you know to shift
Old May 7, 2005 | 06:24 PM
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I have a shift sounder in my car. I go into the red part of that tach thingy and wait until it goes "NAHNAHANANANANANANAN!!!!". :P


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Old May 8, 2005 | 05:14 AM
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Default Re: shift point caculater.

Originally Posted by samson
I have a shift sounder in my car. I go into the red part of that tach thingy and wait until it goes "NAHNAHANANANANANANAN!!!!". :P


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how irritating, learn to drive...
Old May 8, 2005 | 09:41 AM
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http://www.bgsoflex.com/auto.html
lots of good calculators.
Old May 8, 2005 | 10:32 AM
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are you asking racing or just driving? when i just drive normal i shift at 2500-3000 rpms. When your racing just shift before or at redline.
Old May 8, 2005 | 10:59 AM
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you wanna shift to wheras it'lll put you back into peak power, no use shifting at your powerspike because it'll just drop you into a shitty rpm with no power
Old May 8, 2005 | 12:09 PM
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There are two schools on how to shift. One is shifting so you have the same power before and after the shift, and ride the power peak. The other is shifting to give maximum area under the curve.



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