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Originally Posted by aerobod
...6th at 60km/h works well for good fuel economy if accelerating gently, without any lugging.
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Those are the circumstances when I shift into 6th gear with my manual transmission. It works just fine, both for me and for the car.
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Originally Posted by ScottSinger
When I want sped I shift at the halfway point between maximum torque and maximum rpm, which feels about 3500 rpm.
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I shift at 6,000 RPM for speed, but only on the track.
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Originally Posted by ScottSinger
When you leave a lower gear to go to a higher gear the 1000 rpm drop was the traditional amount, Whether due to gearing and number of gears and most common speed traveled - created the 1000rpm number I don't know.
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This chart shows that's still a good general rule for those of us with manual transmissions:
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