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should i wait to 5800 rpms to shift???

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Old 04-25-2006, 12:51 AM
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i have intake and exhaust and ill have headers in a week, when im drag racing should i wait all the way to literally 5900rpm to shift or is it better to shift at 5500 for my powerband?
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Get it tuned and go above 6! there you go problem solved haha
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I shift out of first at 5600, 2nd at 5800, and I hold 3rd until 6000. This method allowed me to break 110mph and consistently keeps me in the high 109mph range.
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