5 speed stick shift question?

Question

is it ok to shift your car at 3500 rpm or wat bout 4000rpm.
is that ok. just want to know

the car is a 89 mustang
thank u all for your comments

Answer 1

in normal driving you probably want to keep the car around 2000 rpm , however, during acceleration you're going to want to rev the engine a lot higher than that - so during slow driivng you want to shift at 2000 to 2500 rpm but during hard acceleration you can pull it all the way to the red line.

Answer 2

This depends entirely on the car you're driving. I drive a Z3 and normally shift between 4000 and 5000 rpm. Every once in a while I'll run it out to 5500-6000 rpm but not very often, usually when trying to pull into traffic. My redline is around 6500-7000.

Answer 3

It depends on what you want to maximize.

Fuel economy - shift gears as low as you can without lugging the engine in the next higher gear.

Engine life - shift about 3000-3500 rpm.

Acceleration - shift close to the redline.

The wallet belonging to the guy who rebuilds your engine - wind it out all the way to redline.

Answer 4

If you have a tach, you can rev it up to the redline, if need be. I tend to shift at higher rpm's in the lower gears, and the higher the gear, the lower the rpms. That gives me better acceleration.

Answer 5

Depends on the car and engine. Check the specs on your engine and see where the torque/horsepower peaks. That's a good point to shift.

Answer 6

Yes, it is ok, 3500-4000 sounds right.

Answer 7

As long as you don't red-line it, it should be okay.

I've owned two cars that had manual transmissions.

Answer 8

JUST LISTEN TO YOUR CAR AND IT WILL TELL YOU WHEN TO SHIFT. YOU DON'T EVEN NEED TO LOOK AT THOSE NEEDLES.

Answer 9

as long as your going to a higher gear