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Peak performance #335680 Nov 25, 6:01pm
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 157 New South Wales, Australia Clyde Member 1995 Toyota Celica SX
Clyde Member 1995 Toyota Celica SX Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 157 New South Wales, Australia	What RPM is best to change gear in for optimum performance? I wanna know this instead of getting a Shift light

Re: Peak performance Clyde #335681 Nov 25, 6:02pm
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 157 New South Wales, Australia Clyde Member 1995 Toyota Celica SX
Clyde Member 1995 Toyota Celica SX Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 157 New South Wales, Australia	This is for the 6th gen celica by the way When I find myself in a position like this, I ask myself what would General Motors do? And then I do the opposite!

Re: Peak performance Clyde #335682 Nov 26, 3:30am
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 157 West Deptford, NJ, USA unsceenTRD Member 2002 Toyota Celica
unsceenTRD Member 2002 Toyota Celica Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 157 West Deptford, NJ, USA	REDLINE for 7th gen not sure about 6th

Re: Peak performance unsceenTRD #335683 Nov 26, 6:42am
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 260 Chatsworth, CA calidrifter El Guapo 1997 Nissan 240SX
calidrifter El Guapo 1997 Nissan 240SX Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 260 Chatsworth, CA	right b4 orgasm Touge Knights - Canyon Driving Team!

Re: Peak performance calidrifter #335684 Nov 26, 9:29am
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,612 St.George, UT eric_h 2low2slow 2002 Toyota Celica GT
eric_h 2low2slow 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,612 St.George, UT	haha^ where does the car make most hp aka Example. 140@ 5000 rpm or so, go out and see what rpm you shift at to make it fall closest to that rpm at least thats what makes sense to me A boats a boat, but the mystery box could be anything....Even a boat!

Re: Peak performance eric_h #335685 Nov 26, 3:23pm
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 102 Delaware, U.S. Glove Member 2005 Toyota Camry SE
Glove Member 2005 Toyota Camry SE Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 102 Delaware, U.S.	I usually shifted right before red line!! Worked for me anyways!! It gives you more for the next gear instead of the next gear working it's way up slower... does that make any sense?

Re: Peak performance Glove #335686 Nov 26, 5:49pm
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 157 New South Wales, Australia Clyde Member 1995 Toyota Celica SX
Clyde Member 1995 Toyota Celica SX Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 157 New South Wales, Australia	Would taht wear out the engine eventually or is the engine designed to take alll that RPM if you know wat i mean When I find myself in a position like this, I ask myself what would General Motors do? And then I do the opposite!

Re: Peak performance Clyde #335687 Nov 26, 5:53pm
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 514 Bak, Cali(661) RetroJ84 Senior Member 2002 Toyota Celica GT
RetroJ84 Senior Member 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 514 Bak, Cali(661)	Originally Posted by Clyde Would taht wear out the engine eventually or is the engine designed to take alll that RPM if you know wat i mean I'm thinking as long as you dont abuse it, or misshift.. "You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your f------ khakis. You're the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world."

Re: Peak performance RetroJ84 #335688 Nov 26, 9:38pm
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 102 Delaware, U.S. Glove Member 2005 Toyota Camry SE
Glove Member 2005 Toyota Camry SE Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 102 Delaware, U.S.	Those engines are made to run It's considered a sports car. Let me know when a sports car is supposed to be taken slow and easy GT or GTS, REDLINE THE BITCH!!

Re: Peak performance Glove #335689 Nov 26, 9:43pm
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 47 glen burnie,maryland midblucel Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT
midblucel Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 47 glen burnie,maryland	shit i havew a automatic gt and i put the bitch in 1st gear and ill punch it and hit readline if you hit it just right the wheels will chirpp i poop my pantz the first time i did that on an automatic!!!!

Re: Peak performance midblucel #335690 Nov 26, 10:25pm
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,977 San Diego, CA Zero Furi Kuri 2002 Toyota Celica GT
Zero Furi Kuri 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,977 San Diego, CA	^^^ did that too. though i always shift before i hit redline, even if im racing someone in my auto gt. that way i dont feel bad about pushing her too hard. I've mastered the art of the After Image Technique.

Re: Peak performance Zero #335691 Nov 26, 10:37pm
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 157 New South Wales, Australia Clyde Member 1995 Toyota Celica SX
Clyde Member 1995 Toyota Celica SX Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 157 New South Wales, Australia	it would feel better if my engine was done up a bit. at the moment its only stock so i dont like to push it to hard. When I find myself in a position like this, I ask myself what would General Motors do? And then I do the opposite!

Re: Peak performance Clyde #335692 Nov 27, 1:19am
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,869 Likes: 1 San Francisco, CA Chelica815 Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica
Chelica815 Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,869 Likes: 1 San Francisco, CA	I dunno, I shift right before the engine changes its tone from the falling to the maxxing (decreasing)... Aggressively Driven 2000 Celica GT-S 6 Speed

Re: Peak performance Glove #335693 Nov 27, 4:55am
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 157 West Deptford, NJ, USA unsceenTRD Member 2002 Toyota Celica
unsceenTRD Member 2002 Toyota Celica Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 157 West Deptford, NJ, USA	Originally Posted by Glove Those engines are made to run It's considered a sports car. Let me know when a sports car is supposed to be taken slow and easy GT or GTS, REDLINE THE BITCH!!

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