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Old 04-09-2010, 08:35 PM   #1
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what rpm do you guys (m6) shift at?
i've been shifting at 6k myself. i only have an intake and catback.
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Old 04-09-2010, 08:39 PM   #2
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i've been shifting at 6k myself. i only have an intake and catback.
Hahaha, at 600 miles, only 2-3k.
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Old 04-09-2010, 08:42 PM   #3
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6k!!!! That's for racing! Take it easy on her! I shift around 3k
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i've been shifting at 6k myself. i only have an intake and catback.
ALL the time?!
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Old 04-09-2010, 08:53 PM   #5
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i think he means when you are raising a lil bit of hell. i try for a shade over 6K myself.
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Old 04-09-2010, 08:59 PM   #6
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lol kind of a dumb question......
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Old 04-09-2010, 09:08 PM   #7
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i think he means when you are raising a lil bit of hell. i try for a shade over 6K myself.
well there's one guy that has common sense.

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I go by ear when i am shifting. But i am going to
guess its at 2000 rpm. Not racing of course. I will
try pay attention next time and see what
it looks like.
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Old 04-09-2010, 09:24 PM   #9
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when running it hard i shift at 5500. . . every dyno shows a drop off in power above 5500, thus there is no reason to top out at 6k or 6100
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Old 04-09-2010, 09:27 PM   #10
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I go by ear when i am shifting. But i am going to
guess its at 2000 rpm. Not racing of course. I will
try pay attention next time and see what
it looks like.
that's funny, i had a few friends like that. i always keep the tach in my field of vision.

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when running it hard i shift at 5500. . . every dyno shows a drop off in power above 5500, thus there is no reason to top out at 6k or 6100
that's the answer i was looking for actually. so no more power is made above 5500? really? i should start shifting at 5500 as well then.
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when running it hard i shift at 5500. . . every dyno shows a drop off in power above 5500, thus there is no reason to top out at 6k or 6100
Me likes the noise , redline the bitch .
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Old 04-09-2010, 09:31 PM   #12
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Old 04-09-2010, 09:36 PM   #13
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when running it hard i shift at 5500. . . every dyno shows a drop off in power above 5500, thus there is no reason to top out at 6k or 6100
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't it be better to go past 5,500 even if there is a drop in power just so when the next gear comes in it's in a better power range? ie. so you stay in the power-band with the most torque/hp under the curve of the RPM's you are in. Of course, I'm speaking for our LS3, this may not apply to all cars as there are different motors/ torque/hp curves / gear ratios / etc). In most graphs I have seen the stock LS3's HP curve basically stays almost flat (maybe some minor loss) from 5.5K to dyno cutoff ~6.4K.
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Old 04-09-2010, 10:03 PM   #14
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with this car for the best results its best to shift just before the cut-off so 6600rpm in the first 3 gears
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