Around 3-4k.
But the VTEC doesn't kick in around 5500. Gotta love redlining to 8k in a sweet sounding vtec... |
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i shift 3.5-4kish normal driving conditions. other driving conditions...well, i didn't know there was a shift light until today, does that tell you anything? lol
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i'm in socal with a bright red japanese sports car, aftermarket exhaust + hfcs... haven't been caught / pulled over yet! |
I shift at 4k when the car is warming up or there is traffic in the way. I shift at 7500 when ever there is room or when I am at the track.
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For normal driving to the office i shift at 2-3k depending on if i'm shifting on an up hill or down hill.
on the weekend I'll shift at 4k... I'm still in the break-in period... =) |
4k under normal circumstances. I've tried shifting both higher and lower. Shifting below 3k is babying the car too much for my taste, there's no power there compared to higher revs. May as well be driving my beater. Higher than 5k, and you get a lot of vibration/noise that I'd like to avoid for normal, everyday driving.
I don't really look at the speedo/tach, I've just come to "feel" like that 4k mark is generally the sweet spot for my standard driving, and seems the most natural to me. |
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After the break-in period, I've been shifting at around 4k rpm.
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Ok, im seeing alot of people saying they're shifting at 4-4.5k to stay in the "power band", why is that necessary when the speed limit is 25-35mph? I dont care if you say im babying my car or not, it makes ZERO sense to me commuting to and from work and trying to "stay in the power band", i dont need to. And to those that ask me, "well why did you buy the car if you dont plan to drive it", gas here is $3.15 a gallon for 91 Octane, sorry im not a "baller" like some of you, but I appreciate getting decent gas mileage when I can, dont get me wrong, I like to drive in a spirited fashion from time to time, but I also dont unnecessarily haul a$$ everywhere just because I drive a sports car.
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The guy who normally shifts at 7500 rpm is exactly the reason I would never buy a used performance car. |
I do want to say, however, if that speed limits in my area were as low as Red370's, I'd probably be shifting around 2500-3000 rpm as well, just like he does. Different road conditions call for different styles of driving.
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3500-4500
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the manual (page 5-19) says shift to 6th gear at 33 mph (53 kmph) :eek:
i followed the instruction and drove in the city in 6th gear and they were right, the engine ran fine. |
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usually i let first gear go to 3.5k then second around 3k then sometimes i skip 3rd and go to 4th then 5th at 35-40mph or ill just rev high on 3rd and skip 4th and go to 5th. the speed limit here is 35mph so if i put it in 6th the car feels like its about to die and i feel like im choking the engine. |
somewhere around 3k under normal driving
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my previous car, the mb c320 had a real small gas tank. I had to visit the gas station every week. i have been driving the 370z for two weeks now and there still gas left for the third week! |
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My girlfriend calls me "grandpa" at every green light. What does that tell you? lol
I enjoy my car (when she's not with me) but I respect the rule of law. |
4.5K usually for me
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4K if I am not pushing it....
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I usually shift at around 3500. Of course i've only been out of my break in period for about 12 hours now. In fact, I was on my drive back from having my Eibachs and Stillen intake installed when I hit 1200. Tomorrow should be fun.
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I agree this motor likes to be rev'd. I shifted below 2000 in my 350 and it felt fine, I carried that habbit over onto the 370 and it bogs. 3500 feels about right to me.
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Despite what the manual says I don't think that's good for the motor. I shift where mine is happy.....Usually 4500-5000. 6th only on the highway at 60mph and up.. |
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some years ago, i did drive up to the triple digit speed but those days are behind me. 4500 - 5000 rpm eh?, the manual says i am not supposed to drive over 4000 rpm until the engine has had some mileage. mine has less than 400 miles on it. |
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When I decide to, or when the automatic does it for me.
Either way, goal obtained. |
At what RPM are people shifting and what gear are people on the HWY?
I just wonder about when do people shift like 6 rpm on each gear? and what gears are people on the HWY? to meet the most fun of the Z experience. I tend to shift on high rpm, but I always aware of hitting a car in front of me if I miss step on my gas pedal :shakes head:. lately, I love to be on the 4th gears on the hwy, but it sucks my gas as hell, but when I put her on 6th on the highway sometime I feel that her acceleration is too slow to pass someone ,so I have to shift down and our exhaust scream out loud to scare people around there especially when you installed new exhaust and turn on SyncoRev :icon18:
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6th gear is an overdrive gear, and as such, is meant to lower your highway/cruising RPM's. It's the only way Nissan could make a claim of 26 mpg highway. If you're trying to pass someone, 6th gear is not the gear to be in. For that matter, 4th gear would get pretty old above 55-60 mph :confused:.
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cruise in you're tallest gear then down shift when needed. don't unnecessarily cruise around and 4th gear and be "that guy".
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