To all those with 5spd SE's, I am curious at which point you guys shift at for normal to slightly hard acceleration? The reason why I am wondering this is because I usually shift at around 4000 rpms for normal driving, and now that the car has started to break in, am wondering if I should be pushing it more for a more enjoyable, under normal acceleration, driving experience?

 

You shift at 4000 rpm during break-in?! I thought the most you should do is 3000rpm.

 

This is at 1500 miles, and 4000 rpms is for a 2nd to 3rd shift under what I would consider a faster than normal acceleration. For the most part, I babied it during the first 1000 miles, but am looking to start getting on it but want to minimize being too rough.

 

About 3- 4k is what I've found to be good for 'normal' driving, however that depends on what one considers normal... If you want/need to accelerate quicker, then by all means rev it up

 

Under normal driving I usually shift at 3k rpms. But when racing I take it to the RED!

 

I leave the thinking up to my TCM... heheh

 

what tranny?