It's never been explained clearly to me.

Is it best to change up at the top of the torque curve or should it be at the top of the powerband or should you just redline for max power.

I know some smarties will say: redline it all the time! But I want a serious answer if poss.

Thanks.

 

I personally dont think you need to get near the redline in a scoob. If you look at the power torque curve, its pretty flat above 4500 rpm (from memory) as long as when you shift up, you hit at least the bottom of the curve, you'll get the full benefit.

All IMHO of course

MB

 

anytime time is good either before the engine cuts out or preferably before smoke starts coming out from the bonnet scoop (if the engine did not cut out)

 

Change up when it feels right, not when a book tells you to.

Intuition, you've either got it, or you haven't!

 

Probably between 1000 and 500 rpm from the red line is the best time to change so you drop the car straight back into the power band and before you start loosing the power at the top end

Tony

 

Get your car Tek'd and then its easy because it pulls well right up to the red line. In fact the other day mines was pulling so well in 3rd that I didn't 'feel' any power tail off at the top and smacked into the limiter

 

Would agree with Saxo Boy. All depends on your car set up. My current original frustrating set up (which i'm thankfully changing soon) means that there is no point on me reving past 5500. In fact beyond this it almost feels like i'm decelerating if you know what i mean.

 

i've got my secs monitor shift light set at 5700. thats when my boost curve stars to come back down.

kevin