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07-24-2006, 04:08 PM | #1 |
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Shifting..
Ok I need help.. as you guys know the us l/b didnt come with a tach..
I want to make sure that I am treating my car good.. does anyone know what is a good speed is for each gear .. I am planning on getting either a gauge or scan but have to wait.... like 1st gear till 15 mph 2nd gear till like 35 mph 3rd gear till blah blah blah. any help would be great since i cant see the rpm's yet..and its hard to hear the engine on this car at times.. |
07-24-2006, 04:38 PM | #2 |
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Drive it using the shift points that give you the smoothest acceleration and don't worry about the numbers.
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07-24-2006, 04:43 PM | #3 | |
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I can normally drive it fine but my husband not so good at it lol but I will pass that on to him :) |
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07-24-2006, 04:49 PM | #4 |
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-=DIRECT FROM OWNER's MANUAL=-
This is the best mix between fuel economy and performance..so shifting a bit earlier than these speeds should net you a bit better gas mileage, but less performance... The best thing is to get into higher gears as quickly as possilbe..anytime i'm crusing at more than 40 mph, i (personally) ride in 5th gear.. Low Altitude gear mph 1 to 2 or 2 to 1 15 mph 2 to 3 or 3 to 2 25mph 3 to 4 or 4 to 3 40 mph 4 to 5 or 5 to 4 (45/40 mph) <--dunno what this means..two values for manual trans...manual could have a typo..)
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07-24-2006, 04:53 PM | #5 |
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-=DIRECT FROM OWNER's MANUAL=-
This is the best mix between fuel economy and performance..so shifting a bit earlier than these speeds should net you a bit better gas mileage, but less performance... The best thing is to get into higher gears as quickly as possilbe..anytime i'm crusing at more than 40 mph, i (personally) ride in 5th gear.. Low Altitude gear mph 1 to 2 or 2 to 1 15 mph 2 to 3 or 3 to 2 25mph 3 to 4 or 4 to 3 40 mph 4 to 5 or 5 to 4 (45/40 mph) <--dunno what this means..two values for manual trans...manual could have a typo..) As far as keeping the car from jerking back or forward when letting out the clutch...it will take you some time to get use to the clutch and rev-matching (re-engaging clutch with the RPMs exactly where you need them for the speed you're going..though this is REALLY hard to learn without a tachometer which allows you to physically SEE the RPMs and if they jump UP or DOWN when you let out on clutch) Anyway, good luck with the yaris
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07-24-2006, 04:58 PM | #6 | |
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The lack of tach is totally overblown in my opinion. |
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07-24-2006, 05:00 PM | #7 | |
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07-24-2006, 05:05 PM | #8 |
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If you drive your Yaris like that, you're going to give us Yaris owners a bad name! ;)
FWIW, I typically shift out of first around 30mph, and usually skip 3rd and go into 4th around 60mph. :P |
07-24-2006, 05:17 PM | #9 | |
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07-24-2006, 05:21 PM | #10 | |
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i will either SKIP 4th or 5th, depending on which gear i will finish up in. in other words, if i'm accelerating up to get on the highway, i will go from 1,2,3,5.. but i'm just accelerating up to 30-40 mph i will go from 1,2,4..with the final shift to 4th being after i get up to my crusing speed. BUT, I can't say this will help you with gas mileage..though you gotta consider that cars are like people, it takes more energy to walk around EXTREMELY SLOW and carefuel than it does to walk swift and relaxed..
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07-24-2006, 05:33 PM | #11 |
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My slush box does the shifting for me.
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07-24-2006, 11:57 PM | #12 |
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i wanted a stick but my gf thought it was best to go with the auto. With the stick, it feels like i'm driving a rally car. :)
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07-25-2006, 01:43 AM | #13 | |
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07-25-2006, 11:33 AM | #14 |
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nope, i wanted stick and she said no. i test drove a xa with manual transmission. felt cool!!!
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07-25-2006, 12:03 PM | #15 | |
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Hah, just kidding... I think. Yeah, I'm out of first by 10-15, but I sit in second until a solid 40 and skip third. Its the only way this car has any zip, haha. But out of first at 30? That thing is ready to torque off the mounts at 30 in first, haha. You CrAzY. |
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07-25-2006, 12:40 PM | #16 | |
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Sweet! That's really cool! I want one!!
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07-25-2006, 06:22 PM | #17 | |
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07-25-2006, 06:30 PM | #18 |
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Put an aftermarket Tach where the drivers side cup holder is in the dash. That is what I plan on doing. This way you can bring the car back to OEM if you ever want to. I thought that you could just mount it flust (when the cup holder is closed).
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