Optimal gears???

[DoodleDave]

Hey I'm just wondering where everyone leaves their gears for how fast they are going when going down a road? For example me I generally cruise (except the first two gears)
1st gear - 10mph
2nd gear - 18
3rd gear - 25
4th gear - 35
5th gear - 45
6th gear - 55

I try not to leave the tachometer at below 1800 rpms when I am cruising so if it goes below that I downshift.

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[9civic10]

Casual driving 2 to 2.5k rpm depending on grade. Spirited driving above 3k

 

[zroger73]

I shift around 3K for "normal" driving, 4-5K for "spirited" driving, and 5-6K for "illegal" driving.

I like to cruise around 2K.

 

[JNOR]

I shift around 3K for "normal" driving, 4-5K for "spirited" driving, and 5-6K for "illegal" driving.

I like to cruise around 2K.

 

[fiend busa]

Police Traps - Shift at 2k, go all the way to 6th gear and cruise

regular driving - 2500-3000 rpm

Spirited - 4000-5000 rpm

No Cars, Long Road, Decently High Speed Limit? Redline + Nolift Shift @ WOT

 

[xbbnx]

Casual driving 2 to 2.5k rpm depending on grade. Spirited driving above 3k

How well does it pull at 2-2.5 from a stop? Or do you need to rev it past 3?

 

[9civic10]

From a stop?
It doesn't pull well from 2 until boost comes on , then it's fine
Unless you mean launching which I haven't done yet

 

[fiend busa]

How well does it pull at 2-2.5 from a stop? Or do you need to rev it past 3?

3k is best to do a WOT Pull

Don't pull from 2k, If you do it at 2500, boost will build by 3k RPM

3k - 6k seems to be the sweet spot for power for this car.

 

[invader]

This might happen to your clutch if you try engaging it at WOT over 3,000 rpm upon launch:

http://www.civicx.com/threads/poor-poor-si.13276/

 

[zroger73]

This might happen to your clutch if you try engaging it at WOT over 3,000 rpm upon launch:

http://www.civicx.com/threads/poor-poor-si.13276/

The chances lie somewhere between highly unlikely and impossible. That damage was most likely caused by a factory defect preventing the clutch from fully engaging or an extreme case of intentional abuse.

 

[Unibrow Tail Lights]

When do you guys downshift?

 

[fiend busa]

When do you guys downshift?

When you need to basically. All situational based.

Want to pass someone? If im cruising in 5th or 6th gear I'll rev match to either 3rd or 4th (whatever brings my RPM close to 3k)

Making turns, sometimes I can get by with downshifting to 3rd, sometimes 2nd.

In traffic, if I slow down enough I just downshift to the appropriate gear. EG: 6th to 2nd

If the light just turned red, I won't downshifting, I'll just cruise in my gear and then neutral when I stop.

Right turns, I look ahead on the left side to see if cars are coming, if so I downshift to 2nd before reaching, quickly glance and go. If I know there are a lot of cars coming, I just cruise down without downshifting for the right turn. If it's green for me, I always downshift before coming to the turn.

Just depends.

 

[Unibrow Tail Lights]

When you need to basically. All situational based.

Want to pass someone? If im cruising in 5th or 6th gear I'll rev match to either 3rd or 4th (whatever brings my RPM close to 3k)

Making turns, sometimes I can get by with downshifting to 3rd, sometimes 2nd.

In traffic, if I slow down enough I just downshift to the appropriate gear. EG: 6th to 2nd

If the light just turned red, I won't downshifting, I'll just cruise in my gear and then neutral when I stop.

Right turns, I look ahead on the left side to see if cars are coming, if so I downshift to 2nd before reaching, quickly glance and go. If I know there are a lot of cars coming, I just cruise down without downshifting for the right turn. If it's green for me, I always downshift before coming to the turn.

Just depends.

Thanks! This is super helpful

 

[das borgen]

Quick quesiton, but how fast does the car top out at in 2nd gear?

 

[zroger73]

Quick quesiton, but how fast does the car top out at in 2nd gear?

56 MPH at 6,600 RPM fuel cutoff.

0-60: 6.3s
0-100: 15.9s
1/4 mile: 14.8 @ 96 mph
Roadholding: 0.97g
70-0 braking: 159ft
Curb Weight: 2897lbs.

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