What RPM do you shift at?
 

Hey guyz,

Under normal driving conditions, what at what RPM do you shift to the next highest gear? I think i usually shift around 2200-2500rpm. When I engage the next gear, I'm at about 1,500rpm. Am I bogging the motor or am I OK?

the rev limiter doesn't kick in until 7.5k. push it MOAR!

I can't imagine shifting at such low rpms. This engine doesn't even come alive until 3000 rpm. But to answer your question, under normal conditions I shift at around 4500 rpm.

yeah i'll hit about 3500 unless it's really slow goin and i'm trying to keep quiet. 4500 or so on the highway.

(yay for a real answer)

3500 is a nice spot for the 1-2 upshift

Anything higher than 4000, I dunno, still in break-in. :driving:

i'm not! yay! i ride it like a 2 dollar whore!

I do just north of 3k when the car is just starting and warming up and then I prefer to be in the mid 4k range. Though most days I will do above 5k for a little while just because. :D

if you dont hit the 5200-5500 mark you never get to hear the VVEL kick in :shakes head:

right around 4 if im juts driving around casually - redline otherwise :)

Yikes! You guys have more guts than I do.

I'm past break-in, yet still shift at 3k-3.5k when I'm in "normal" driving mode. Usually 4.5k when I'm in "spirited" mode. 6k when I'm driving aggressively, which isn't often.

This is my daily driver, so I can only take so many 0-60 launches day in and day out.

I certainly wouldn't be shifting as low as you are though.

for me 1-2 shift occurs around 4k RPM usually. the other shifts 2-3, 3-4, i think im around 3.5k range. i dont pay much attention.

you hear the vvel "kick in"? i thought it's always operational. and i never hear anything

damn, yall shift too high, im tryin to save gas here, I usually upshift at 2500 during normal driving conditions, if I shifted at 4k every time, i'd get 12mpg, no way buddy.

I bought a 370Z to enjoy it. If fuel economy was my priority, I would've bought something like a Versa. But whatever. Different strokes for different folks. FWIW, I get around 16mpg with regular shifting at around 4500 rpm, and that's acceptable to me.

With fairly all-around driving (good amounts of spirited and lazy driving, same with highway versus city driving), my Gas Cubby app has me a 16 fill ups and an overall average of 18.6 MPG.