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I'm new to Zs and am just wondering if I should take the Z to redline before I shift, or if there's a better shifting point when trying to go fast. I ask this because I know on some cars, it's actualy better if you short shift them since they won't make power near their redline. It feels like the power kinda drops off around the higher 5s, at least to me, but I've been driving a turbo car that made good power up to redline so I may just not be used to this car. I have my shift light set at 6.3k rpms so it will give me that half second to register it before I hit the 6.6k I just want to know if I should be shifting earlier.
Redline. Our cars make full power at 6500RPM, and redline at 6600 (or 7000 if you're a rev-up), anyways. You'll be in your power band when shifting into 2nd.
why do people ask this question. Redline is redling for a reason shift it at redline lol
And here I thought all these years that redline was to indicate the top safe rpm for any particular car, not necessarily the best point to shift. I do agree that, for our cars, shifting at or just before redline gives the best results for power. It also gives the most profit for the gasoline company you use.