when to shift

[exman98]

I got a 98 civic EX with a cheap air intake. man I love it. when I am just crusing or going to work i'll normally shift anywhere between 35-40 rpm's.
but when i am tryin to get somewhere fast/ racing, I normaly shift at 60.rpm's. iIs that the optimum time to shift or do it sooner or wait till I red line it. My red line is at 70 rpm's.
-trick to racing, know when to stop. its not worth your life or a freinds-
peace

[kicker1_solo]

lol, oh deer lord. Another ricer racing his civic with an intake, way to go.

[jameskersten]

find your power band, (the area you have the best power), shift at teh point you dont hit fuel cut and when you hit the clutch you dont drop out of that area. i shift at 8400rpm when racing.

[exman98]

if i go much past 73 rpm's it wants to shut off my engine. which i guess is good so i dont blow my engine.
thanks

[kicker1_solo]

[exman98]

dude i have no beef with you

[kicker1_solo]

Originally Posted by exman98

dude i have no beef with you

good, then laugh with me.

[jameskersten]

Originally Posted by exman98

if i go much past 73 rpm's it wants to shut off my engine. which i guess is good so i dont blow my engine.
thanks

yeah its your fuel cut. there for reason. i got different engine then. its stock redline is 8200rpm.

[exman98]

what is your cut off at then

[jameskersten]

fuel cut? not sure really. my stock redline is 8200rpm, and i rev it to about 8400rpm when i race so i assume its near 8500rpm or so. never hit it yet.

[whtcivic93]

Originally Posted by kicker1_solo

[snowman2005]

its pointless taking ur engine huigher than redline. usualywhen u start getting close to redline u start losing power not gaining

[kicker1_bozo]

Dude, you should go past the redline, keep going round, pass zero again and take it back up to the redline. This way you change gear about 14000 RPM. That's what I do and that's why I'm twice as fast as everyone else on this forum.

[kicker1_solo]

Originally Posted by kicker1_bozo

Dude, you should go past the redline, keep going round, pass zero again and take it back up to the redline. This way you change gear about 14000 RPM. That's what I do and that's why I'm twice as fast as everyone else on this forum.

IBBAN!

[91300zxtt]

haha who is this joker ? kicker1 bozo ban this fool there can be only one kicker and i think we have all made our descision