What RPM are you shifting at?

[soon2bsick]

Saw this in another forum while searching, thought it was kewl.


for clear response,
post vehicle - type - year - mods - (if you want)

post what RPM you generally shift at (you can be specific for each gear or just generalize) when every day driving (economy)


also,


what RPM do you normally shift (per gear if you want) at when "punching it" (that term was used on the other thread so eh why not?)



I'm interested in everyone's responses,


I have 97 ex and generally shift around 3,000RPM for economy but have never really gassed it. What would be considered over revving? I know vtec engages around 5,500RPM but it "seems" like I'm a longgg way from that when I shift, and that pushing over 4,200 is over revving (am I being paranoid?)

 

[JohnS.]

I shift anywhere between 2500 and 4000 for daily driving. When I get on it, I either shift at ~5000 just before VTEC engagement or I take that ish up to 7000 lol.

Rockin the stock D16Y8 with 219k miles .

 

[antie22]

i usually shift between 3500-4000 rpm when daily driving and when "punching it" i shift around 5500-6500.
oh and i have a 99 civic ex (d16y8).

 

[Puma]

y8mini-me.

I usually shift around 2500-3000, and if I actually have ROOM to get on it(i work 2.4miles away from my house, and drive no more than 8 a day), I shift around 5. This car is babied a lot.

 

[soon2bsick]

thanks for the replies guys, keep em coming

 

[WalkingComplex]

I shift when Im in the wrong gear for what I'm trying to do. I drive a 95 EX d16z6 automatic. Wait, you meant people who have 5speeds ok. lol

 

[clopezEG]

Jdm B16A
Daily dribin i shift between 3000-4000
If i wanna gun it 5500 to 7000
And if i really wanna smoke some one i hit 8000
Rarely hit n e thing over 7000 scared ima blow something haha

 

[00_Civic_Si]

00 Civic SI
B18b stock internals
t3/t4 turbo - 6lbs

Daily shifting with boost - 2.5k
Without - 3k - I had a boost leak for like 2 weeks.. fml
Getting on it - 6k

 

[XpL0d3r]

97 EJ6, JDM B18B, 140k on car, 50k on motor
T3/T4 turbo, 60 trim @ 9.5lbs
stock internals..

Normal driving - 2.5-3k, maybe higher in 1st
Gettin on it... 6k or so

 

[wazup_74]

94 del sol VTEC
normal- 3-4k might even be 3.5-4.5k
punching it- 5.5-7/7.5k
sometimes all the way to 8k

01 s2000
normal- 4-5.5k
punching it- 6k-8k
hit that magical 9k a few times.

03 CRV
normal 2.5-4k
punching it- no more than 5-6k maybe not even that much.
I think it redlines at 6.5k Its not nearly as fun to rev that one though.
I don't think i ever really run the CRV hard.




*EDIT*
Good thread! Never thought about this but i'm curious as to what people will post as well. Great idea OP.

 

[Turbo_Freak]

99 EJ8-D16Y8
normal driving 2500-3000
punching it, well to be honest I've never went over 5000

 

[nismo.racing.23]

dang reading all these posts makes me scared if i should post what i shift at or not lol

2000 civic sir with b16b bone stock
dd around 3k-3500
gettin on it around 7k racing 8500ish hehehehe

 

[soon2bsick]

guess I'm not over revving from looking at the numbers of you guys with the same motor,

I drove today and gassed it more than I normally do from 1st - 3rd and once I hit 4,500RPM+ it felt like the car got a jolt of HP or something. Nothing crazy but a lot more than I had felt with it before

 

[XpL0d3r]

guess i'm not over revving from looking at the numbers of you guys with the same motor,

i drove today and gassed it more than i normally do from 1st - 3rd and once i hit 4,500rpm+ it felt like the car got a jolt of hp or something. Nothing crazy but a lot more than i had felt with it before

vtakkkkkkkkkkkk

 

[soon2bsick]

vtakkkkkkkkkkkk

I like that you spelled it that way, for the simple fact that every "Car guy" that has looked at my car has pronounced it Vtack. I think it should kick in at 4,000 but that's just me

 

[civic98ek]

1998 civic ex coup 5 speed only mods are an intake

i shift at about 2500 to 4000 on the street and when messing around or racing i shift at redline.

 

[civic98ek]

i also have the d16y8 vtec engine

 

[crash!]

2000 EK coupe with the stock Y8; I shift around 3500 daily driving and mobbin I shift at like 5k-6500

 

[VTEC =o]

Daily driving 3-4k...gettin on it....7-8.7k......rockin the B18C1 EG6...if I blow it, who cares because I have another in my closet BAHAHAHAHAHAA

 

[cgpEJ6]

I usually shift from first to second around 2,500 and all other gears 3,000