If I am in a hurry, I shift around 4500, and I try never to go over 5000.
If I am puttering along on 25 mph urban streets (i.e. most of my driving),
I will certainly have enough power at 2000.
My advice is to rev it up when you need the power, but as soon as you reach
the desired speed, get it into 4th or overdrive to minimize the abuse.
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 11:33 AM 10/10/01 , Nolan Penney wrote:
>So a kind of crazy question: what rpm are you meant to change up? did I thrash
>my car this morning? Ive established that the engine makes a very different
>noise than what Im used to - so going along with the engine roaring makes me
>feel like im thrashing it - but a part of me says thats how its meant to sound
>- it is old after all - and the sound proofing isn't exactly existant.
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