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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 01:00 AM
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shift? or not

if im doing 55mph in 4th gear at 2300rpm should i shift or stay in 4th?

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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 01:01 AM
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stay in 4th untill 4-5k!!! unless you want to save gas, and why are you asking this?
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 01:03 AM
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omg everyones telling me to shift at 2200 im so confused...and im talking about reg driving trying to keep decent mpg
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 01:08 AM
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shift around 2300 rpms sounds right to save gas, why are you so concerned about this?
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 01:10 AM
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becuz im 16..and money isnt the easiest thing to keep i only work 11hours a week
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 01:24 AM
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yea ur lucky to even have a job, I am 17 and dont even have a job yet and my car is in the shop and its costing me 2 gradn to fix it...so be happy with what you have.
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Depends upon the situation. Base it like this.

The earlier you shift, the better mileage your going to get, thats the bottom line. You are also going to get better gas mileage if you coast, which means pushing down the clutch and letting it roll to a stop light, down a hill, etc. If you get in the habit of doing that, you'll save quite a bit of fuel.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 02:01 AM
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u can listen and tell if the car is reving too high or too low a rule that kinda works alot with these cars if u dont know is just stay in 1st for 10-20, 2nd- for 20 -30, 3rd for 30-40, and 5th is kinda high so probably not till like 70 ish just listen for it ull get used to it, and dont worry that much when u shift does make a difference in gas mileage but as long as ur being resonable its not gonna make as big a difference as you probably think
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yeah if you shift into 5th youll save a bunch on highway... I wonder how low it drops it... like 1700ish?
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 02:16 AM
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Originally Posted by paarman97maro
yeah if you shift into 5th youll save a bunch on highway... I wonder how low it drops it... like 1700ish?
yea especially on a long trip ur gonna wanna shift into 5th and yea it drops pretty low i dont remember excatly i never drive on the highway
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 02:23 AM
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5th Gear Highway = 3200rpm+ for me
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Originally Posted by Phate
5th Gear Highway = 3200rpm+ for me
DD > you, then

Old Nov 28, 2006 | 02:49 AM
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Originally Posted by paarman97maro
DD > you, then

Wish I had one lol.
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