What do you guys typically shift at?

[sixty40band]

ok sometimes i think i kinda beat my car a lil bit...

if im just driving normal around town without a care in the world i shift around 3....

but i love feeling boost all the time so i never shift around 3 typically 5k....

[A4Dit]

Go BT and you will be constantly shifting at 6k +

[absolutegtr]

For smooth shifts I find shifting at 3k-4k is golden

[Pr0n]

Gas saver mode == ~2900 RPM
Fun times mode == when the needle breaks off

[Papachristou]

i think it would depend what kind of mods the car has.. 1+ i have to shift by 4.5 or 5k to get back in the power, if i was BT, 6k+ probably

[04QuattroTurbo]

Gas saver mode == ~2900 RPM
Fun times mode == when the needle breaks off

LOL...or the engine blows?

I generally shift at 2500-3000 during my first 4 gears, then 5 and 6 I would shift at 2K.

Spirited driving, I would shift at 3.5K to 4K...

This reminds me of two things. 1. My old 1987 Chevy S-10 pickup had a "shift" light, to tell you when you shift gears for optimal gas saving...
2. In the 80's Road and Track published the "optimal shift point" calculator. Here's one, I found on the internet...LINK. This will help you find the sweet spot to shift for fastest acceleration.

[evilgabbie]

i shift @ 1800-2200 for normal city driving.. shifting @ 3-4k it's a little too fast for city traffic here most of the time

[A4natomical]

Gas saver mode == ~2900 RPM
Fun times mode == when the needle breaks off

bout the same.

2800ish, but i shift just at redline for spirited driving.

[n7plus1]

~3k

[A4 TSCHUSS]

7000, but at like 8200 soon. Sometimes I shift "normal" at like 3500 but not to often.

[trueno429]

3k

[davidlizard]

around 3000 most time but I like to clutch @ 4500 and feel my head going foward because the boost was entirely build... I dont know if i'm clear but maybe you understand the feeling i'm talking about...

[gq9]

bout the same.

2800ish, but i shift just at redline for spirited driving.

Same.

[pyro]

around 2k or so usually.

[B6Lovin]

7000, but at like 8200 soon. Sometimes I shift "normal" at like 3500 but not to often.

quoted for emphasis lol

(and so i don't have to repeat him )


david, I'm coming to the keys so we can have a DG 3071R duel

[A4 TSCHUSS]

bring it, but if you wait like a month you wont have to drive as far since I will be living at the top of Florida instead of the bottom. Save ya like 450 miles.

[B6Lovin]

sounds good to me. i think everyone here would like to see you me shawn and chris race... that'd be one hell of a fun time

you ever figure out why you lag worse than a daewoo with a 40 series?

[vc1492a]

for fuel economy i usually shift around 2200 rpm for 1-3 and 2k for 4 and 5

spirited driving around 4800.

[A4 TSCHUSS]

sounds good to me. i think everyone here would like to see you me shawn and chris race... that'd be one hell of a fun time

you ever figure out why you lag worse than a daewoo with a 40 series?

still havent looked at the turbo to rule it out, I'll check it in the next few days then I guess that would leave the wastegate since I have already tried 2 different bov/diverter valves.

[initiala4]

3200rpm for normal driving.

[gotboost]

3-3.5k for normal driving

[Condo]

8500 on a good day

[JMRQuattro]

2000-3000 most of the time. Usually closer to 2 just because i want the most out of my gas and i have no need to rev it that high. I've learned you never get where you're going that much faster, maybe like a minute or 2. You only get more speeding tickets. If i'm pulling onto the freeway i'll redline it just for the on ramp to have some fun but that's rare. I like to shift before the turbo starts to spool up and provide boost, keep it low on gas consumption.

[B6Lovin]

8500 on a good day

i envy you... (for another few weeks)

still havent looked at the turbo to rule it out, I'll check it in the next few days then I guess that would leave the wastegate since I have already tried 2 different bov/diverter valves.

hmm... atleast you've got it narrowed down to those two things. let us all know when you figure it out.

[Condo]

i envy you... (for another few weeks)

No need to envy me. My block is currently at the machine shop for a re-hone. Pistons are in the mail and the head is in the trunk.

[sixty40band]

what do our cars red line at stock like 6k?

btw i have a 2004 a4 fwd 5 speed :(

[B6Lovin]

No need to envy me. My block is currently at the machine shop for a re-hone. Pistons are in the mail and the head is in the trunk.

ohhh yeah. i forgot that your car wasnt running either lol

[Condo]

ohhh yeah. i forgot that your car wasnt running either lol

I'm just trying to have it running in time for H2Oi. It might be a little close.

[B6Lovin]

^i hear ya. I'm scheduled to dyno on the 14th LOL

[rick1.8t]

3K with my TIP and 6K if gas is cheap!

[B6Lovin]

lol, i keep waiting for a CVT owner to post in here with nothing but the crying smiley

[Siggiepop]

Same here if ur 1+ shifting @ 4500 or 5k so you are still within the powerband.

i think it would depend what kind of mods the car has.. 1+ i have to shift by 4.5 or 5k to get back in the power, if i was BT, 6k+ probably

[tdmopar59]

between 2400 and 3k when driving normal... much better mpg's

[AudiA4_20T]

~3000 normally

spirited was around 7000 with the k03 lol... now itll be 8000+

[A4 TSCHUSS]

why in the world would you shift at 7000 on a k03? Think my best 1/4 time was shifting at like 5500-6000

[F16HTON]

If someone is in the car with me, I usually shift under 3K to avoid hitting the powerband. If it is me by myself or I am with Tracee, 7200.

[AudiA4_20T]

why in the world would you shift at 7000 on a k03? Think my best 1/4 time was shifting at like 5500-6000

who knows, for fun I guess... I was dreaming that there was a B.A.T. under the hood and not a bitch. With the 2.0L it pulled better up top

[GarbatyA4]

I shift at whatever my bitch will let me shift at!

[dougyfresh]

I'm just trying to have it running in time for H2Oi. It might be a little close.

Sounds like a bunch of us will be there. I hope to have my car back by then so I can drive down and attend.








Normal every-day driving (or with people in the car) I shift around 3krpm to stay out of boost. When I want to have some fun I shift upwards of 6-7krpm.

[phantom b6]

lol, i keep waiting for a CVT owner to post in here with nothing but the crying smiley

but seriously... i like my CVT