How high to rev before shifting in each gear?

jlo370z · 12-02-2013, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by andre12031948

"where you see the power begin to drop off"

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shhhhhhh thats our secret

andre12031948 · 12-02-2013, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jlo370z

shhhhhhh thats our secret

At least at my end.

Justice97 · 12-02-2013, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jaedub

370Z is a rough car to shift with. It takes a long time to get used to. But I believe shifting between 2.2k~2.5k is ideal for daily driving because the gear locks in a lot more smoother and it's easier to control without much rocking back and forth. Shifting past 3k causes a lot of jerking/rocking motion with gears going in significantly rougher and forceful.

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Originally Posted by TreeSemdyZee

? Not my experience at all.

This just points out the differences in how we drive a stick.

If you think the Z is boggin at 2.5K, then you downshift when you need the power.

I like running at lower rpms. They see me Rollin' They Hatin'.

MacLean · 12-02-2013, 08:31 PM

All of you are a bunch of rookies…. The only gear I am in is reverse and that is how I drive.

I’m BS with you. To break the car in I shifted no higher than 3k RMP’s, but didn’t pass 70 MPH. Once you get an exhaust you will easily shift between 3-4k RMP’s in all gears & sometimes higher. When you downshift with an exhaust it is sexy to hear and see the RPM’s jump to 3-4k RPM’s.

Naum16 · 12-12-2013, 02:11 PM

During the break in stage you wanna be both careful and aggressive. I dont remmeber where i heard this, but to maximise your engines power you wanna get on it offten. Yet dont drive it like you stole it either. Watch your fuilds, change your oil on time. Dont redline it. Its a sports car man

kenchan · 12-12-2013, 02:14 PM

the op's a woman jk

alcheng · 12-12-2013, 07:05 PM

rev til you see white smoke coming out from the hood...

that's the most accurate signal from the engine itself telling you it's time to shift...

Firebase99 · 12-12-2013, 09:52 PM

Follow break in, who cares after? Redline it, bring it back to Nissan if it breaks. I truthfully see 7.5 every chance I have. Its just so much godd^mn fun. Every chance meaning 1st and 2nd, rarely, very rarely 3rd. Though 5th has seen 5.5K at Sebring a few times.

Firebase99 · 12-12-2013, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Troyz

My shifting points are...

1st to 2nd - 43 mph
2nd to 3rd - 74 mph
3rd to 4th - 104 mph
4th to 5th - 124 mph
5th to 6th - 159 mph

But i couldn't wrap my head around the point of having to shift in 25-30mph increments (4-->5-->6). That just seems to make 6th gear pretty worthless imho. I'm not trying to argue, just explaining my thought process.

I pretty much ignore 4 and 5, 3rd to sixth for me. Hell, i hink i do away with 3rd too often as I think about it. Fawking traffic.

Fountainhead · 12-13-2013, 08:11 PM

Just remember eurojjj19, until you're out of the break in period, don't beat on it too much.

L33T Z34 · 12-27-2013, 09:57 PM

With my 4.36 final drive, daily driving on surface streets w/stoplights I usually shift around ~4,500RPM.

RoadsterST · 12-27-2013, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by eurojjj19

I dont plan on driving it like i stole it all the time. But everyone likes to open it up once in a while. So can you, or anyone else, give me a rough estimate of max MPH for each gear (ie. what NOT to go over, if such numbers exist). I dont plan on coming close to those ranges, i just want to know for informations sake.

The reason all of these questions sound so noobish is because my first manual was a 94 Civic and it did NOT have a tachometer, so i had to base everything off of mph and engine sound. So im now trying to wrap my head around RPM being the main gauge of when to shift. So, sorry for the simplistic questions, but i am learning.

Everything is still based off feel and sound. Drive the car more and you will find the sweet spots for both city and frisky driving. Shifting down above the rpm range for a specified gear is really the only way to damage anything. Even though the car has a blinky shift light, the computer still shuts the car down at 8k so over rev is not as much of a concern.

Just drive it. There are NO magic numbers or recomended ranges. Its all ears and feel.

luigi90210 · 12-27-2013, 10:55 PM

When I was stock, 3000-4000rpm
After my mods(intake, test pipes, jwt flywheel and clutch) 2000-2500rpm

ZeeBabar · 12-28-2013, 07:36 PM

There are guys who want to redline once a day and others who do it frequently. It's fine unless they con themselves into thinking its good for the car. The car is perfectly satisfied with gentle shifts, get it into 6th at about 60 and stay in 6th all the way to 130+ and it would not mind.

Guys who redline often and get to believe the car likes it are like guys who want to do it every which way they can with a woman and think the woman likes it. They get blown engines and short relationships, car or woman does not matter.

H2O_Doc · 12-28-2013, 07:41 PM

Kind of an odd turn for this thread.

12-02-2013, 08:31 PM	#49 (permalink)
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12-12-2013, 02:11 PM	#50 (permalink)
Naum16 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: IN Posts: 152 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 12	During the break in stage you wanna be both careful and aggressive. I dont remmeber where i heard this, but to maximise your engines power you wanna get on it offten. Yet dont drive it like you stole it either. Watch your fuilds, change your oil on time. Dont redline it. Its a sports car man Maddog likes this.

12-12-2013, 02:14 PM	#51 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	the op's a woman jk jlo370z likes this.

12-12-2013, 07:05 PM	#52 (permalink)
alcheng A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Toronto Posts: 28,894 Drives: 2011 ZR PW w/Clutch Rep Power: 418353	rev til you see white smoke coming out from the hood... that's the most accurate signal from the engine itself telling you it's time to shift... jlo370z and equalme like this.

12-27-2013, 10:55 PM	#58 (permalink)
luigi90210 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 1,103 Drives: Classified Rep Power: 15	When I was stock, 3000-4000rpm After my mods(intake, test pipes, jwt flywheel and clutch) 2000-2500rpm __________________ SOLD 370z New Car:classified DD:2011 Mini Cooper S stock

12-12-2013, 09:52 PM	#53 (permalink)
Firebase99 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: fl Posts: 1,372 Drives: 14 3.8 Gen Coupe GT Rep Power: 14034	Follow break in, who cares after? Redline it, bring it back to Nissan if it breaks. I truthfully see 7.5 every chance I have. Its just so much godd^mn fun. Every chance meaning 1st and 2nd, rarely, very rarely 3rd. Though 5th has seen 5.5K at Sebring a few times.

12-13-2013, 08:11 PM	#55 (permalink)
Fountainhead Track Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: FL Posts: 834 Drives: 2019 Civic Type R Rep Power: 14	Just remember eurojjj19, until you're out of the break in period, don't beat on it too much.

12-27-2013, 09:57 PM	#56 (permalink)
L33T Z34 Banned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ahnald, MO Age: 47 Posts: 387 Drives: 09 K51 G C Bw/S 6MT Rep Power: 0	With my 4.36 final drive, daily driving on surface streets w/stoplights I usually shift around ~4,500RPM.

12-28-2013, 07:36 PM	#59 (permalink)
ZeeBabar Banned Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Missouri Posts: 423 Drives: 2006 350z Rep Power: 0	There are guys who want to redline once a day and others who do it frequently. It's fine unless they con themselves into thinking its good for the car. The car is perfectly satisfied with gentle shifts, get it into 6th at about 60 and stay in 6th all the way to 130+ and it would not mind. Guys who redline often and get to believe the car likes it are like guys who want to do it every which way they can with a woman and think the woman likes it. They get blown engines and short relationships, car or woman does not matter.

12-28-2013, 07:41 PM	#60 (permalink)
H2O_Doc A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,083 Drives: '14 370Z, '12 4Runr Rep Power: 14	Kind of an odd turn for this thread.

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