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06-14-2006, 10:27 PM
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i personally only use 6th gear in highways. and ill shift into 6th gear around 60-65 mph. any speed lower than that in 6th gear feels a little too sluggish for me.
06-14-2006, 10:28 PM
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If you want to know what your rpm will be at any give mph when in 6th, you can refer to the gear ratio calculator, or just look at the excel chart I created. It's attached to my post in this thread:
https://my350z.com/forum/engine-and-drivetrain/145369-gear-ratio-calculator.html
https://my350z.com/forum/engine-and-drivetrain/145369-gear-ratio-calculator.html
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06-14-2006, 11:34 PM
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i've been taught that you should never change gear under 2rpms its very tough on the engine, tranny you can hear it working its butt off to move the car under 2rpms
06-14-2006, 11:37 PM
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I change @ 2k, and it drops to like 1500 when I start accelerating. When I lightly tap the gas, the car should get going, when it doesn't, means I need to downshift to a lower gear. But being @ 1500 and accelerating, you should be fine. Just don't shift @ 1500 lol
Ey 350ztoronto, is the quote in your sig really true? LOL
I mean when some cars burnout, one wheel does it
Ey 350ztoronto, is the quote in your sig really true? LOL
I mean when some cars burnout, one wheel does it
06-14-2006, 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 350ztoronto
i've been taught that you should never change gear under 2rpms its very tough on the engine, tranny you can hear it working its butt off to move the car under 2rpms
You must have grown up in a honda family
jkWhatever gear I'm in, I too try not to accel at lower than 2k rpm - especially in higher gears like 5th & 6th. 2nd gear at low rpm is no problem in the Z though.
06-15-2006, 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Miko
Ey 350ztoronto, is the quote in your sig really true? LOL
I mean when some cars burnout, one wheel does it
I mean when some cars burnout, one wheel does it
in some cars, when one wheel loses traction it spins twice as fast as intended and the opposite wheel stops spinning - car doesn't move (in comes traction control - braking the spinning wheel redistributes torque to the other wheel that has not lost traction. 4X4 and AWD have something similar but with also a third differential or some type of (viscous) coupling btwn the axles incase an entire axle has lost traction. gets sorta messy to explain as you can see...)
06-15-2006, 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by faster than u
right after 5th gear
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06-15-2006, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by 350ztoronto
i've been taught that you should never change gear under 2rpms its very tough on the engine, tranny you can hear it working its butt off to move the car under 2rpms
06-15-2006, 09:56 AM
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Am I the only one that thinks it is ridiculous that "How to Drive a 6-Speed" is in the manual?! If you need the owners manual to drive 6MT, go trade it in for an auto...
Honestly, I didn't know it was in the manual but shifting 1-2 at 8mph seems pretty darned early for me. Also, 44mph to shift into 6 seems pretty early for me. My transmission clunks around like mad when I try to shift into 2 at less than 1500RPM... At 3000-4000, it goes in like a warm knife to butter.
Generally for normal driving I use the 10mph for each gear deal usually with the exception of 1-2... Really though, it depends on driving conditions and as long as you shift into a gear between idle RPM and redline you should be OK for the most part.
Honestly, I didn't know it was in the manual but shifting 1-2 at 8mph seems pretty darned early for me. Also, 44mph to shift into 6 seems pretty early for me. My transmission clunks around like mad when I try to shift into 2 at less than 1500RPM... At 3000-4000, it goes in like a warm knife to butter.
Generally for normal driving I use the 10mph for each gear deal usually with the exception of 1-2... Really though, it depends on driving conditions and as long as you shift into a gear between idle RPM and redline you should be OK for the most part.
06-15-2006, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Silkk
Am I the only one that thinks it is ridiculous that "How to Drive a 6-Speed" is in the manual?! If you need the owners manual to drive 6MT, go trade it in for an auto...
Honestly, I didn't know it was in the manual but shifting 1-2 at 8mph seems pretty darned early for me. Also, 44mph to shift into 6 seems pretty early for me. My transmission clunks around like mad when I try to shift into 2 at less than 1500RPM... At 3000-4000, it goes in like a warm knife to butter.
Generally for normal driving I use the 10mph for each gear deal usually with the exception of 1-2... Really though, it depends on driving conditions and as long as you shift into a gear between idle RPM and redline you should be OK for the most part.
Honestly, I didn't know it was in the manual but shifting 1-2 at 8mph seems pretty darned early for me. Also, 44mph to shift into 6 seems pretty early for me. My transmission clunks around like mad when I try to shift into 2 at less than 1500RPM... At 3000-4000, it goes in like a warm knife to butter.
Generally for normal driving I use the 10mph for each gear deal usually with the exception of 1-2... Really though, it depends on driving conditions and as long as you shift into a gear between idle RPM and redline you should be OK for the most part.
The point to my post is it is safe. He heard it was not safe, so I let him know it was and it would not damage his car.
Therefore, if someone reads this in the manual they would feel more comfortable shifting at that speed/rpm. Trying to make him not worry.
Not sure if your post was intended for me or not. Most likey not. But that is the reason I stated it.
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06-15-2006, 10:38 AM
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If everyeone were to drive the Z according to the manual, and shift below 2k RPMs, the estimate for city/highway MPG would be 30/35, LOL.
Maybe the manual just points out the minimum that one should shift at, as the figures do seem quite low; such as going into 6th @ 35 mph (this one's taking it too far
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Maybe the manual just points out the minimum that one should shift at, as the figures do seem quite low; such as going into 6th @ 35 mph (this one's taking it too far
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06-15-2006, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Miko
If everyeone were to drive the Z according to the manual, and shift below 2k RPMs, the estimate for city/highway MPG would be 30/35, LOL.
Maybe the manual just points out the minimum that one should shift at, as the figures do seem quite low; such as going into 6th @ 35 mph (this one's taking it too far )
Maybe the manual just points out the minimum that one should shift at, as the figures do seem quite low; such as going into 6th @ 35 mph (this one's taking it too far
)I average 28 mpg
In city I am still averaging over 24-25.
That is pretty good in my opinion. Keep most of my shifts at 2k or less except when merging, etc.