Optimal MT shift points.

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Originally Posted by bankrobber

I always kinda feather the gas while releasing the clutch. No idea on RPM's as I dont have a tach. Probably between 2,500 and 3,000.
1st to 2nd at 15MPH
2nd to 3rd around 35MPH
3rd to 4th around 50 MPH
5th at 60MPH

Me too... I must be really feathering!

I generally don't watch my MPH, but all the time I look at my tach.

I think my shifts are roughly?

1st to 2nd at 10MPH
2nd to 3rd around 25MPH
3rd to 4th around 30 MPH
5th at around 40MPH

My environment is big valleys and small mountains... the Northern Alleghenies of PA. When I'm level I shift between 1,600 to 1,900 RPM... Hills and ramps around 2,000 to 2,200... PA mountains around 2,300...

Shifts are with nothing in the car except me @ 160 lbs. Little higher when I have weight.