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  1. 08-16-2005, 10:38 PM #1
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    Default so who else

    ...is joining me in shifting below 3000 rpm to ensure th3 uper gas mileage?
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    um im just not gonna drive as much
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    I don't let my revs past 3k... this is sad. The gas prices are supposed to go down after Labor Day. We'll see.
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    well considering 5k is my redline- i rarely take it 3k anyways. i usually shift around 1.5-2k.
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    where should i shift at? 9k is my redline.
    knockoff snorkle+Rick's 6+Header+Berk's Test Pipe+HKS Hiper Exhaust+Apex-i VAFC ii = still slow.
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    i redline it constantly love the scrappy action... $10 gets 3/4 tank and lasts for average 5-6 days HAHA

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    not me gas could be 6.00 and i still would drive it like i stole it!
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    since you are mr jt MONEY! y0! gangsta foo!

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    I usually shift at 2500rpm... not to save gas milage but just to keep the damn thing atleast some what quiet... As for the Mirage... hell if I know what RPM i'm at.. thing doesn't even have a tach, so I just shift when whatever weak ass gear I'm in quits pullin' haha
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    If you think shifting at 3k is low you should come see the drivers in China. For starters, 95% of all cars are sticks. When Chinese people are taught to drive, they are taught to shift in 10 kph increments. It’s insane! They start off in first and barely get the car rolling before its in second, third, etc. It drives me nuts because not a single person winds an engine out. The carbon buildup on all of these engines is probably enough to fill up a 5 gallon bucket.
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    I shit low rpm's to, 3gs...right before my turbo gets agitated.(sp?)
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    I have no RPM Gauge........ My car now gets over 36 miles to the gallon so I'm good LOL
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    Quote Originally Posted by justinxecushyn
    I shit low rpm's to
    hahaha he shits rpms
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    Quote Originally Posted by PSINXS
    hahaha he shits rpms
    damn...owned for my spelling.
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    well i'll be honest..i still redline a few times..but.... definitely not as often anymore... plus my syncros are off so. it usually just grinds really bad if i do redline...
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    I've definitely been more conscious on the highway. Usually I have fun winding it out between 60-80 in 5th gear depending on the flow of traffic, but now I try to keep the speed even.
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    i go between 3-4....still do it

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    yea, 3rd-5th, well, actually, more like 4th thru 5th
    Id never be able to keep up w/ traffic shifting that early in 1st and 2nd
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    I have made no changes in my driving habits.
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    Im already spending 60 bucks a week in gas.. So fuck it. I need a fucking insight.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Julio
    Im already spending 60 bucks a week in gas.. So fuck it. I need a fucking insight.

    Alot of people have been joking about this, but my wife has a 60mile a day commute, so we are seriously considering one just for her to commute in.
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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisdavis
    Alot of people have been joking about this, but my wife has a 60mile a day commute, so we are seriously considering one just for her to commute in.
    i understand that. i drive 19 miles to work and then 19 home. plus all the others places i drive - all the meets etc that are an hour away.
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    I usually shift at about 3900 rpms.. right before vtec has a chance to kick in... does it really save that much gas to shift at a lower rpm???
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    Quote Originally Posted by silver
    I usually shift at about 3900 rpms.. right before vtec has a chance to kick in... does it really save that much gas to shift at a lower rpm???
    whrn does your v tec kick in?
    i kno mine is 5500 stock.....
    but yeah it saves gas cause you dont open your throttle as much....so i've heard ( dont flame me if im wrong, this is what i have been told)

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    Quote Originally Posted by B16a2 Civic
    whrn does your v tec kick in?
    i kno mine is 5500 stock.....
    but yeah it saves gas cause you dont open your throttle as much....so i've heard ( dont flame me if im wrong, this is what i have been told)
    I think about 4100rpms...

    I'll double check that when I go to lunch... I don't usually look at my tac anymore.. I just listen, lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by silver
    I think about 4100rpms...

    I'll double check that when I go to lunch... I don't usually look at my tac anymore.. I just listen, lol

    Lol, well what kind of car do you drive, i could probably look it up, have you ever used a v tec controller or changed it so your v tec kicks in earlier or later?

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    Quote Originally Posted by B16a2 Civic
    Lol, well what kind of car do you drive, i could probably look it up, have you ever used a v tec controller or changed it so your v tec kicks in earlier or later?
    It's a 95 accord... and nope, non of the above...
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    i catch myself shifting into 5th a little earlier, other then that i drive the same... i have driven my car very easy and i get about 20 more gallons per TANK. so yea.. it doesnt matter to me.
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    Yea...I'm going to have to stop boosting all over town. Shit's getting crazy with gas prices!
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    Quote Originally Posted by tracy
    Yea...I'm going to have to stop boosting all over town. Shit's getting crazy with gas prices!
    you drive a red pickup while at work
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spyder Man
    you drive a red pickup while at work
    For now I do. Remember the little Evo I have? I used to daily drive that until about 2 months ago....it's about to be done soon. So no more red truck for me I actually have been driving the f350 more than the red truck recently. That's a true gas hog.
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    my car shifts for me...but when not in the pimptastic crown vic i try to shift around 10,000 RPM's, but I still get around 50 mpg, and i've only got two wheels...
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