Proper Gear Shifting

[SPTIVO_LUVA]

Guys, i have been given advice before but i want an overall view. I find tat shifting at 3 grand which quite a few people say that they do, just does not meet, and it feels droopy and i find that 4 is much more through. But also 4 also seems to be pushin it that little bit further than 3. I also feel that the whole gear shifting in a sportivo is not very comfortable, i have been driving one for about a year now and since then i have driven other cars that seems to be alot more smoothy.

Open discussion.

Cheers

[sportiyo]

you r right, thats what i feel too, 4grand is better than 3grand but it does feel a little pushing it for normal cruising, i shift at about 3500rpm, i personally think is a very good shift point for normal driving

[Teknoman]

i tend to find shifting at higher revs seems to be easier then lower revs in the stivo, like at 5k or just before lift but for normal driving i usually go 1st to 2nd at around 4k and then the rest at 3.5k

[SPTIVO_LUVA]

i just don't want to add access ware to my car and cause myself to have to pay for worn clutches or gearbox problems.

[Mopp]

i only have a 1zz and i constantly shift at or above 4.5k, the car was built for revs, ive just had the 40k service and was told that it was the cleanest and most well maintained, drivetrain, rolla they had seen for a while.

They asked what i was doing to keep it that smooth

[selyaT]

i only have a 1zz and i constantly shift at or above 4.5k, the car was built for revs, ive just had the 40k service and was told that it was the cleanest and most well maintained, drivetrain, rolla they had seen for a while.

They asked what i was doing to keep it that smooth

Yeah but the Sportivos are more of a hairy experience in terms of drive comfort. To shift in a 1ZZ its just bam-bam-bam

[KaZe-]

i change gears at 8rpm

[selyaT]

i change gears at 8rpm

**** u must shift fast, 8rpm!!!!

[xoom]

i change gears at 8rpm

man u must some very sharp ultra focus eyes 2 see 8 rpm's on the dial :P :P :P :P :P

u must have turned ur idle down as well for it 2 rev so low right ? :P :P :P :P

[seitlich]

if i dont need to take off in a hurry

i shift at 2500

but as everyone has mentioned

4000rpm is a lot smoother that at 3000rpm

[BigBum]

i change gears at 8rpm

man u must some very sharp ultra focus eyes 2 see 8 rpm's on the dial :P :P :P :P :P

u must have turned ur idle down as well for it 2 rev so low right ? :P :P :P :P

HAHAHA his lift kicks in at 6.2rpm.

[sportiyo]

i change gears at 8rpm

man u must some very sharp ultra focus eyes 2 see 8 rpm's on the dial :P :P :P :P :P

u must have turned ur idle down as well for it 2 rev so low right ? :P :P :P :P

HAHAHA his lift kicks in at 6.2rpm.

thats what u call low reving engines, his tacho only reads up to 9rpm :D

[KaZe-]

bwhahawhwah go hard or go home rev till it cuts OUT!!! AND UR HEAR A BANG!!!

[oVo]

bwhahawhwah go hard or go home rev till it cuts OUT!!! AND UR HEAR A BANG!!!

Poor KaZe... ...i think his lost it Bang Bang at 9rpm? :P

[KaZe-]

bwhahawhwah go hard or go home rev till it cuts OUT!!! AND UR HEAR A BANG!!!

Poor KaZe... ...i think his lost it Bang Bang at 9rpm? :P

:P

[corolla_2004]

i only have a 1zz and i constantly shift at or above 4.5k, the car was built for revs, ive just had the 40k service and was told that it was the cleanest and most well maintained, drivetrain, rolla they had seen for a while.

They asked what i was doing to keep it that smooth

You're exactly right

The engines (1zz and 2zz) were built for high revving

[sportiyo]

i only have a 1zz and i constantly shift at or above 4.5k, the car was built for revs, ive just had the 40k service and was told that it was the cleanest and most well maintained, drivetrain, rolla they had seen for a while.

They asked what i was doing to keep it that smooth

You're exactly right

The engines (1zz and 2zz) were built for high revving

i think the engine would be fine, but sure bout the gearbox

[Mopp]

its funny i thought the clutch would wear out, and was almost counting on it, but it still seems as reative as the day i brought the car, i guess thats cos i dont drop the clutch and do burnouts that often :P

Or im just lucky <_<

plus the gears are still smooth too

[Dead]

Dylan and I found that stapling a badger to the shell of the car vastly improved shifting. Until we realised that we had become better just by practicing