Where do you guys shift at?
Originally Posted by brad8266
Shift where youre car makes peak power at.
Originally Posted by BriancWS6
No, you always want to shift higher than peak. The stock cam flatlines by 5500, but you don't shift it that early. I have experimented alot with shift points with my setup. It peaks at 6400, and having the shift-lite illuminate at 6700 has netted me the best results. Shift RIGHT at peak, and you are guaranteed to have shittier times/traps/results
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Originally Posted by brad8266
It all depends on your particular setup. There is no real way to blanket the shift point. Just becasue one way works better for you does not mean it will for me.
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Originally Posted by BriancWS6
BUT, you WILL need to shift higher than peak if you want the best results
Last edited by brad8266; Apr 16, 2007 at 06:32 AM.
i usually shift right before 5k if im just toolin around by myself, but if im racing some one il bring it up to 5900 and leave a little comfort zone between the limiter. im surprised im the 1st LT1 to post up..
Originally Posted by brad8266
Thats straight opinion, not factual. It might work better in your car, but how do you know I will get better results shifting after peak in my car?
What does your car peak at? Do you have a graph I can look at? What have you been shifting at? Do you use a shift-lite? Let's get this info together and see if we can improve your mph and et
+1 for shifting about peak. My car peaked at 6400, but stayed flat till 7000 and I shifted at 6700 and this gave me the best results. Heck sometimes I turned it to 6995 and then shifted. These both netted me good results.
Originally Posted by brad8266
So if people on the Internet that have never driven my car before say to do it then I guess they are right huh?
Originally Posted by BriancWS6
I guess since your a moderator then YOUR right, huh? I was trying help you, but I guess you know it all already
it IS factual that, regardless of your set-up, if you shift at peak power that you will turn out slower e.t.'s.
old rule of thumb is a 1,000k past peak power is a good starting point.
my orange car's setup peaked at 5,800 rpm on the dyno - best results came with 6,700-6,800rpm shifts.
stock ls1's peak in the low to mid 5,000 range... most shift from 6000-6200 on stock motor'd cars to get the best results.
if your combo peaks at 6,000 - shifting at 6,400 is NOT shifting AT peak power.
old rule of thumb is a 1,000k past peak power is a good starting point.
my orange car's setup peaked at 5,800 rpm on the dyno - best results came with 6,700-6,800rpm shifts.
stock ls1's peak in the low to mid 5,000 range... most shift from 6000-6200 on stock motor'd cars to get the best results.
if your combo peaks at 6,000 - shifting at 6,400 is NOT shifting AT peak power.
Originally Posted by TeEnAgE pHeNoM
+1 for shifting about peak. My car peaked at 6400, but stayed flat till 7000 and I shifted at 6700 and this gave me the best results. Heck sometimes I turned it to 6995 and then shifted. These both netted me good results.
if it's flat from 6,700-7,000 i'd think it would go quicker staying in it's power band 300rpm longer. what's your setup???