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stock 5.0 shift point

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  • Start date Start date Apr 3, 2006

fivespeedsteed

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wheres the palce best to shift at for a mostly stock 5.0. (sig) my car seems to not pull as hard from 3.5-40 on to 5ish. should i be shifting earlier to take advantage of torque or anything? where should i shift, 5?
 

Roland69

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I think around 5200
 

J_Squared

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sounds about right, thats where i shift. most people ive talked to say between 5k-5.4k for a stock motor.
 

mob

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our motors stop making power around 5400, i shift right at 5400, some people shift higher some lower, you have to play around with it at the track and find whitch point gives you the best times.
 
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