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holdenontoit · Sep 27th, 2006, 03:41 PM

hey Joel! there are no such things as stupid questions but there are a LOT of stupid answers. You are right that lower shift points will conserve the heck out of fuel, but if you look at torque curves of a MCS there is a point around 4k where the torque band really takes off. The ecu rev. limiter is about 6800 RPM, so there you have it : 4-6.8K is the most fun you can have. There was a billboard around in '02 that stated:

ON-RAMPS ARE FOREPLAY. (

)

These are about the only places I feel confortable really opening up the car and I still back off at or near the speed limit once out onto the highway, but I get there reeeeeeeeeaaaallly quickly. Sometimes in tunnels I will drop down to a lower gear because I just love to hear the Remus talk to me.........tee hee.

Don't listen to Josh when he pipes up about idling in 6th gear.

I once complained to my MA about having to restrict the revs during break in, to which he replied "4400 RPM in sixth gear is about a hundred and fifteen miles per hour.Do you think you can live with that?"
I'm sure you will get a lot of different answers to your question. The bottom line is that you will come up with your own preferences in time.
Pulley on, Dude!
Jock

Sep 27th, 2006, 03:41 PM	#3
holdenontoit lost in the ozone again My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Costa Rica Local Time: 05:39 PM Posts: 2,980 Offline	hey Joel! there are no such things as stupid questions but there are a LOT of stupid answers. You are right that lower shift points will conserve the heck out of fuel, but if you look at torque curves of a MCS there is a point around 4k where the torque band really takes off. The ecu rev. limiter is about 6800 RPM, so there you have it : 4-6.8K is the most fun you can have. There was a billboard around in '02 that stated: ON-RAMPS ARE FOREPLAY. ( ) These are about the only places I feel confortable really opening up the car and I still back off at or near the speed limit once out onto the highway, but I get there reeeeeeeeeaaaallly quickly. Sometimes in tunnels I will drop down to a lower gear because I just love to hear the Remus talk to me.........tee hee. Don't listen to Josh when he pipes up about idling in 6th gear. I once complained to my MA about having to restrict the revs during break in, to which he replied "4400 RPM in sixth gear is about a hundred and fifteen miles per hour.Do you think you can live with that?" I'm sure you will get a lot of different answers to your question. The bottom line is that you will come up with your own preferences in time. Pulley on, Dude! Jock out of my mind.........back in five minutes. Last edited by holdenontoit : Sep 27th, 2006 at 07:16 PM.