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Originally Posted by canadaRS1.0
super old thread yo...
but since im bored.
i dont get how you guys manage to drive around at 2k rpm or less.
maybe i'm just super paranoid about lugging my engine, or maybe its because im at 3500ft above sea level so i make a lot less power then you sea level folks, but my engine does NOT feel happy down that low. even in 2nd gear, i have to accelerate SUPER slow to not lug the engine. anything over 2nd gear, i cant accelerate basically at all without at least some minor lugging. and i figure its much better for my engine to turn some extra rpm and burn some extra gas versus lugging around and messing with my bearings.
i guess you can coast around that low... but in my mind that's pretty dangerous in traffic. just because im at a higher rpm, doesnt mean im going dangerously fast in traffic.. but it does mean if something happens in traffic, i have the ability to respond without having to down shift first. defensive driving yo. my city is full of retarded drivers. i might have to pull some emergency maneuvers at any time, which can often involve quick acceleration to get out of the way of some idiot/dangerous situation. definitely cant do that if your coasting around in 6th at 2krpm.
and that's all without even getting into the fun factor stuff.
if you're talking about fun... because of that wonderful torque dip, really there is no fun until after 4500.
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The thing is that everybody is trying to apply the same rules across the board regardless of the driving conditions. There are times when I may shift at 3,000, 4,000 or 7,000 depending completely what the conditions are at that time. Wide open road ahead and accelerating from a stop or slow speed you wanta bet I will be shifting at near the limit. Creeping along coming up to that light a block away then sure I may shift at 3,000 (if at all).
I do totally agree that when moving the revs should always stay at a minimum of 3,000 otherwise there is just no hope of moving quickly. My car has probably never seen clutch engaged movement at less than 3,000 ever. I sometimes wonder if the guys that have the biggest complaints about the torque dip are not cruising around at way too low RPMs.