Look at a stock graph, hp peaks out round 5200rpms. Yes you should take it lil more than 5.2k, I think I actually take mine closer to 5.7k (went out tonight and played to see). Taking it to much farther than that will put you out of the peak of the powerband.

 

I don't know how long you've had your f-body for and if you ever taken it to the track, but I've owned 2 f-bodies in the past 2 years or so and taken them to the track more than once... so I'm not talking out of my ***, all of my posts are based on the experience that I've had... you can keep on arguing, but I would stop and listen if I were you.

 

....Didn't know that my shitty *** memory would cause a bunch of ****. I'll just record it next time hows that sound?

 

If your shift point are any different than the ones I described above, you don't have 3.42's.

Here is a nice website with gear ratios: http://www.f-body.org/gears/

 

As far as I know it's stock firehawk gear ratios... which i'm pretty sure are 3.42's, but i cant exactly test out anything right now with al the ******* ice... so i'll just take a vid with the fone(tape it to the dash were you can see the tach and speedo) and run it through 5th...

 

so what was the original post? and why did you edit it?

 

BUAHAH, I talked about my G/F a little bit, tried to go with a little different style of writing this time, but I guess it was a little weird for some of the people that read it....

 

You would of smoked him alot earlier if you started in 2nd. I would NEVER race anyone with my g.f. in the car. Most of my races I only take up to like 80-100. I care too much about her. Besides she has a big milatary family..

 

Well she loved my last car, and this is the second time around soo....

 

Nice race.

I'm sure you would have destroyed him had you started in a lower gear and shifted at around ~6000RPM. The LS1 is all about top end, and by starting out in too high of a gear and shifting too early, you're at a big disadvantage.

You beat him either way, but for future reference make sure you start out in the powerband and keep it there