For normal driving I get into the highest gear as fast as possiable to save gas.
I'd say I'm already in 5th by 50mph. I shift somewhere in the 2k-2500 range.
Man o' man....how'd you guys get keys to a mustang gt? When I had mine, almost every shift was at least 4k, unless I was cruising thru the subdivision with a limit of 20. And at least one sprint of up to 5500-6k each drive thru 1st and 2nd.
I shift at 3k....that's my norm unless i'm merging on the highway or just wantin to get to speed quicker i'll shift around 4k or more.
How can you guys stand shifting at ~2,300???
I keep my revs around 2k-2,300 when cruising in a gear....my bf cruises in his GT around 3k...
So those that shift pretty early, do you usually drive like in 5th while going 35? I never really thought about that until my uncle drove my car and he went all the way to 5th while going 35. We asked him what he was doing and said basically the car is almost in idle. Not sure how much gas you really save.....I've gotten the same MPG throughout my modding years. in July I got 340 miles in a tank and could've gone farther but saw a really cheap gas station.