shift point for daily driving

ahaahaha neil kneels LOL

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Originally Posted by z3lda

ok....i dont know where u got the on/off button from, but yes. i am sorry. u are master. i shall bow down to your majesty. -kneels-

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Lets see...

You were insinuating that at 7,000 rpm, fuel usage is more than at 1,000rpm....

This will be true if you are at a constant throttle position at both levels, but obviously, in these two different situations, power output will be vastly different.

In my very first post, I said that fuel usage was proportional to POWER OUTPUT, not RPM.

I can floor it at 1,000rpm and use more fuel than some situations at 7,000.

If you are accelerating at the same rate, then it doesn't really matter what rpm's you are using (as long as you are not in a range where torque is dropping off immensly) you will still get pretty much the same fuel economy.

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Originally Posted by z3lda

ok....i dont know where u got the on/off button from, but yes. i am sorry. u are master. i shall bow down to your majesty. -kneels-

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:rolleyes:

i dont use a economy shift point
but i only use 10% throttle

i wouldn't shift to much earlyer then 3k-3.5k, any lower you put to much stress on your engine when going up hills ect. =D
3.5-4k is perfect.

2.5k - 3.5krpm.. just for comfortable driving, not because of saving fuel, just so i don't get slammed in my seat once vtec kicks in LOL

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Originally Posted by VTECACCORD

4 - 4.5K

only cause its a type R and i got anothe 4 to go. so halfway i figure

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:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: me too but sometimes 5

when i had the R usually about 5.

Now i got the Civic around 3.5.

i shift round 2.5K - 3K everyday.
with the occasional 'squirt' ;)

3.5k - 4k

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Originally Posted by string

So your saying that you use your accelerator as an on/off button?

To put out the same power, my car will use LESS fuel at 5,000rpm than at 3,000rpm, due to the fact that peak efficiency (torque) is around 5,500.

Please learn a few basics about how an engine works before you say things like this.

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FACT: your car will not use less fuel at 5000rpm than at 3000rpm assuming constant vacuum.

edit: I just read post 26 and you do have the concept correctly understood.

i dun go past 4k... coz the car has too much powerrrrr... i ll just be stuck on the seat