When do you Shift and Whats your Redline in your Stang!

Agent Jones · 05-09-2008, 01:57 PM

So when driving on a daily basis when do you shift your car...manual transmission of ofcourse and what the redline on your car?

When driving normal i shift at 2k rpms

Redline at 6800RPMs

mustangmelish · 05-09-2008, 03:08 PM

shift at 2k, redline at 5250

Graves · 05-09-2008, 03:49 PM

I shift around 2k.. She gets in her powerband around 3100, so that's fun.

Redline is about 5800, I believe.

H0SS302 · 05-09-2008, 04:04 PM

also 2k, powerband is somewhere in the 3000's but the 410s help to always have some go.

redline is about 6200 when the limiter kicks in, but i shift around 5700~ when pushing it

04Roush2 · 05-09-2008, 05:02 PM

I always shift around 2k. Rev limiter is set for 6700

4.6stanger · 05-09-2008, 06:21 PM

2k shift, and pwerband around 3200 and redline is set at 6300.

drewskie68 · 05-09-2008, 07:11 PM

redline's around 5250 i guess, i shift around 3k...... is that bad??

86sleeper · 05-09-2008, 07:16 PM

may redline depends on teh gear i'm in.
my first is pretty low. 5500

Lifted78Chevy · 05-09-2008, 09:07 PM

shift at 2500....

thatdavidkid · 05-10-2008, 08:22 AM

damn i'm jealous of you guys shifting at 2k and stuff... i have NO torque so if i shift at anything less than about 2800 she just sits there and shakes when i hit the gas... that's the price you pay when you have a daily driver project... trans is for the v8.. so it's geared a lot wider... and as far as redline, it's around 5k... however, it pulls up to 6

**TrueBlueVenom** · 05-10-2008, 09:16 AM

i daily-drive shift just under 3k. i'd guess my redline is about 8k (internals, cams, headwork). powerband is from about 3200 thru redline

2k4mk1 · 05-10-2008, 09:57 AM

I usually shift around 3k when Im putzing. Around 6500 when Im playing rev limiter is set for 7200. Factory redline is 6800. Power comes on real good about 3k and the best power band is from ther to about 6500 after that it is really not making any more power.

semperfimrn1 · 05-10-2008, 11:14 AM

shift around 2- 2500

BlackSunshine01 · 05-10-2008, 02:50 PM

auto ftmfl

Agent Jones · 05-10-2008, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackSunshine01

auto ftmfl

LOL

**thesource** · 05-10-2008, 09:19 PM

shift at 6400-6600 rpms and go through the traps around 7000 rpms .

timpryor · 05-10-2008, 10:25 PM

daily driver wise around 2.5k, redline is 6800, shift at 6400 when racing

jcp123 · 05-12-2008, 02:19 PM

During normal (granny) driving, my C4 shifts at about 1200-1400rpm, or if I want my glasspacks to sound off, at around 2800rpm.

It's been known to shift as low as 1100rpm though, allowing me to cruise at ~900 in top gear. Handy for the school zones (which here is practically anything inside the loop...)

Seriously, though, if I had a manual tranny, I'd shift at about the same RPM as the C4 does; it starts to build its torque right off idle and a similarly built 4-speed '66 with 289 I drove was able to run from ~950rpm without lugging. It technically doesn't have a redline, though power drops off so fast after 4300rpm that it wouldn't make sense to push it past that. An upshift there would put it right in the meat of the power again, too.

96greengt · 05-12-2008, 10:12 PM

I shift depending on the mood. When I pass a gas station and cringe, I shift like grandma, then after I pass it and say STFU, I nail it, shift at 7k rpm each gear. My red line is set to 7500 rpm ....... and I have a stock crank and rods...

H0SS302 · 05-12-2008, 10:16 PM

you really have stock rids jody? i thought the pistons and rods where like THE weakest things of the internals?

05-09-2008, 03:49 PM	#3
Graves Official Event Photographer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Antonio TX Posts: 3,250 Trader Rating: (3)	I shift around 2k.. She gets in her powerband around 3100, so that's fun. Redline is about 5800, I believe. __________________ When Chuck Norris falls in water, Chuck Norris doesn't get wet. Water gets Chuck Norris. dgraves.smugmug.com

05-09-2008, 06:21 PM	#6
4.6stanger Three-hundredths of a second away from it!!!! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lufkin, Texas Posts: 2,260 Trader Rating: (2)	2k shift, and pwerband around 3200 and redline is set at 6300. __________________ 2002 Mustang GT-K&N FIPK, Accufab Plenum/ 75mm T-body, Diablosport Predator, 4.10s, Pro 5.0 shifter, Bassani O/r x-pipe, Magnaflow Magnapacks, Steeda pulleys, Mickey Thompson ET streets, Moser axles, Eibach Sportlines, Hotchkis U/Lca's, 180* t-stat_ best e.t 13.02@103!!!!

05-09-2008, 07:11 PM	#7
drewskie68 drewskie68 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 703 Trader Rating: (0)	redline's around 5250 i guess, i shift around 3k...... is that bad?? __________________ offense sells tickets, defense wins games

05-09-2008, 07:16 PM	#8
86sleeper Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: deer park Posts: 2,422 Trader Rating: (0)	may redline depends on teh gear i'm in. my first is pretty low. 5500 __________________ MIKE '86 GT:high 12's Sold '01 GT:low 11's for sale

05-09-2008, 09:07 PM	#9
Lifted78Chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Antonio Posts: 420 Trader Rating: (1)	shift at 2500.... __________________ 1989 LX Coupe 5.0 HP/335 TQ/362 list goes on forever....she slooowww!!

05-09-2008, 04:04 PM	#4
H0SS302 ........ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SA TOWN Posts: 5,197 Trader Rating: (5)	also 2k, powerband is somewhere in the 3000's but the 410s help to always have some go. redline is about 6200 when the limiter kicks in, but i shift around 5700~ when pushing it

05-10-2008, 08:22 AM	#10
thatdavidkid looks mean, workin' on the fast Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denton Posts: 3,642 Trader Rating: (0)	damn i'm jealous of you guys shifting at 2k and stuff... i have NO torque so if i shift at anything less than about 2800 she just sits there and shakes when i hit the gas... that's the price you pay when you have a daily driver project... trans is for the v8.. so it's geared a lot wider... and as far as redline, it's around 5k... however, it pulls up to 6 __________________ t-5 swap, billit quadrant, upr firewall adjuster, steeda tri-ax. coming soon: 8.8 w/ 4.10:1's, subframes, gt brakes, followed by my 302 swap

05-10-2008, 09:16 AM	#11
TrueBlueVenom 1of5k's bia bia Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio Posts: 5,724 Trader Rating: (0)	i daily-drive shift just under 3k. i'd guess my redline is about 8k (internals, cams, headwork). powerband is from about 3200 thru redline

05-10-2008, 09:57 AM	#12
2k4mk1 WOW Waaaayy too many beans last night!!!! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: SanAntonio Posts: 5,853 Trader Rating: (1)	I usually shift around 3k when Im putzing. Around 6500 when Im playing rev limiter is set for 7200. Factory redline is 6800. Power comes on real good about 3k and the best power band is from ther to about 6500 after that it is really not making any more power. __________________ 04 Oxford White MACH1,5 SPD with IUP,K&NAircharger Borla Stingers,SLP Catted X pipe,Tri-ax,SCT Flashtune,Drilled/Slotted rotors all 4 corners 281 rwhp on Mustang Dyno,306 rwhp on a Dynojet 94 Black Lightning Daily Driver&85GT FACH1 Project under construction

05-10-2008, 02:50 PM	#14
BlackSunshine01 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: north east s.a. Posts: 264 Trader Rating: (0)	auto ftmfl __________________ who needs the after market? lowerd 01 GT.

05-10-2008, 09:19 PM	#16
thesource LSS Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: in a hole building transmissions Posts: 2,546 Trader Rating: (11)	shift at 6400-6600 rpms and go through the traps around 7000 rpms . __________________ Texas Motorsports Myspace Texas Motorsports Photobucket

05-12-2008, 02:19 PM	#18
jcp123 Ol' Skooler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 121 Trader Rating: (0)	During normal (granny) driving, my C4 shifts at about 1200-1400rpm, or if I want my glasspacks to sound off, at around 2800rpm. It's been known to shift as low as 1100rpm though, allowing me to cruise at ~900 in top gear. Handy for the school zones (which here is practically anything inside the loop...) Seriously, though, if I had a manual tranny, I'd shift at about the same RPM as the C4 does; it starts to build its torque right off idle and a similarly built 4-speed '66 with 289 I drove was able to run from ~950rpm without lugging. It technically doesn't have a redline, though power drops off so fast after 4300rpm that it wouldn't make sense to push it past that. An upshift there would put it right in the meat of the power again, too. __________________ '67 Droptop - 4 show winner 620 front coils * 4.5 leaf mid-eyes * 1" front sway bar * KYB Gas-A-Just shocks * 14" Styled Steel Wheels * Dark Moss Green exterior * Ivy Gold interior * 302 bored .030 over * stock cam * stock heads * Edelbrock Performer 289 intake * Carter AFB 540 * Hooker long tubes * 2" H-pipe duals * 23" Cherry Bombs * C4 trans * 8" rear end/3.00:1 160.3hp @ 4300 --- 229.5ft-lbs @ 3100 before fan clutch! Last edited by jcp123; 05-12-2008 at 02:24 PM.

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