Shift Points

Pablo · 02-01-2008, 09:17 AM

I thought that this might be an interesting poll.

What is the primary way you determine your shift points?

HELL_ON_WHEELS · 02-01-2008, 09:22 AM

Tach for me

Pablo · 02-01-2008, 09:25 AM

Darn it I hate my typos. I don't care if you sift your flour when you bake a cake! It should have read "SHIFT" points. UUghhhhh~ couldn't figure out how to fix it, sorry.

TheSoundMan21 · 02-01-2008, 09:40 AM

I would have to say Tach for me because it is kinda hard to hear the car when I have my radio on. That or I will feel it out. Depends on how I am driving.

bbcricketta · 02-01-2008, 09:57 AM

i just use the rev-limiter.

cbrguy7 · 02-01-2008, 10:41 AM

I go by feel when I'm drivin,when racing I use the tach to shift at redline.

It would suck if you only went by sound because if you switched your exhaust system it would take you awhile to get used to it again...
Also going from a regular car into the s2k with the higher redline would throw you off,unless you only rode street bikes...

Java Junky · 02-01-2008, 10:44 AM

There y'all go makin' me think again.
Never use the tach 'r any'a the other red number stuff: don't like droppin' my vision from the movie bein' played on the big screen. Readin' the stuff on'a dash'z like readin' subtitles when ya already know the language.
Feel (though, evidently my feeler'z on'a fritz, as, by itself, it's had me bouncin' off the rev-limiter on more'n one occasion) n' sound. Sound'z usually the best as it usually gives me a little buffer-zone before I bounce it off the rev-limiter. Most'a the time.
Good poll Pab.
Java

SXY_S2K · 02-01-2008, 10:58 AM

Very interesting. I said all of the above, because it really depends on my mood, where I am going, and how fast I am trying to get there. Changes all the time

Java Junky · 02-01-2008, 11:16 AM

Ahhh-h-h-h-h . . . . yer a mercuric lass . . tha'cha are SXY.

rickjkerstetter · 02-01-2008, 11:40 AM

I drive like a grandma to baby the car, unless a ricer civic, accord, or prelude pulls up next to me. Then i have to show them who's boss!

jagg · 02-01-2008, 11:49 AM

This is an interesting topic.....It just seems to occur naturally, in a subconscious kinda way....... 'N practice does make perfect.

It there's anything going on in my brain while REALLY driving, it's this:

BRAKE, SHIFT, TURN, BALANCE, ACCELERATE, UNWIND.......eyeballs on the next apex......repeat as necessary.

I'm hoping a few of you out there are catching what I'm throwin' here.

regards,
jagg

Java Junky · 02-01-2008, 11:55 AM

If ya godda think, yer @&#^ed. 'Z'att about sum it up Jagg?

SXY_S2K · 02-01-2008, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Java Junky

Ahhh-h-h-h-h . . . . yer a mercuric lass . . tha'cha are SXY.

Well Java, I hate to admit it but for the first time you have driven me to 'google' one of your posts to derive a clearer meaning. And I'm STILL kind of stumped...

I think I have a general gist of what you're saying, but care to elaborate?

bbcricketta · 02-01-2008, 01:34 PM

methinks jj meant mercurial; but i will let him speak for himself.

TheSoundMan21 · 02-01-2008, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jagg

This is an interesting topic.....It just seems to occur naturally, in a subconscious kinda way....... 'N practice does make perfect.

It there's anything going on in my brain while REALLY driving, it's this:

BRAKE, SHIFT, TURN, BALANCE, ACCELERATE, UNWIND.......eyeballs on the next apex......repeat as necessary.

I'm hoping a few of you out there are catching what I'm throwin' here.

regards,
jagg

If I am catching what you mean by Balance that sounds quite similar to the way I drive.

Java Junky · 02-01-2008, 03:05 PM

(There ya go makin' me thnk again. 'Hate thinkin'. 'Hurts.)

Mercuric, adj. Of, relatin' to, 'r containin' mercury with a valence'a +2.

Usually used in reference to a fluid, kind'a hard'ta grab holt'a individual. Not someone that you wanna see at the opposin' end'a the mats. Vaporous. Spectral. Now-ya-seeitt, now-ya-don't. Dunno 'bout no bee, but definitely float-like-a-buddafly.
Oh @*#&! 'Ever try nailin' Jello to a tree?
Whew! I need'a drink.
Anybody seen Sam?
(N' ain't nothin' but golden SXY, bu'cha knew that)
Java

bobby2002s2k. · 02-01-2008, 03:45 PM

Yes, yes thats my one vote for sound. But it has to be a WOT i cant just roll on it slow off sound messes up the timin

. Then I have to use alittle tach.

bobby2002s2k. · 02-01-2008, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbcricketta

i just use the rev-limiter.

bobby2002s2k. · 02-01-2008, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jagg

This is an interesting topic.....It just seems to occur naturally, in a subconscious kinda way....... 'N practice does make perfect.

It there's anything going on in my brain while REALLY driving, it's this:

BRAKE, SHIFT, TURN, BALANCE, ACCELERATE, UNWIND.......eyeballs on the next apex......repeat as necessary.

I'm hoping a few of you out there are catching what I'm throwin' here.

regards,
jagg

catchin it man.

s2000isu · 02-01-2008, 04:32 PM

java you crack me up.

SXY_S2K · 02-01-2008, 04:43 PM

So I'm jello.
Ok.
Thanks for clearing that up Java...

hehehehe

bbcricketta · 02-01-2008, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Java Junky

Oh @*#&! 'Ever try nailin' Jello ...
Whew! I need'a drink.
Anybody seen Sam?
(N' ain't nothin' but golden SXY, bu'cha knew that)
Java

Quote:

Originally Posted by s2000isu

java you crack me up.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SXY_S2K

So I'm jello.
Ok.
Thanks for clearing that up Java...

java, sxy: so sorry i got involved. apologize. i'm going to back out of the room.

S2000dude · 02-01-2008, 05:56 PM

A good question Pablo. I voted "combination of the above."

However my mood is usually a factor. I think SXY_S2K mentioned that as well. When I'm feeling aggressive (read that as "sporting mood") then my ears & eyes are all involved. (I just LOVES da sweet sound of the exhaust !)
And that pretty tach arching it's way to the redline is sweet too.

But for casual driving I listen to the sound of the exhaust.

Daddy Zach · 02-01-2008, 06:17 PM

I like to believe that I can drive by feel.
Being an accountant by trade I can't stand to see anything in the red

Cheers

Neil · 02-01-2008, 06:20 PM

I only shift when the little red devil on my shoulder tells me to.....................

sharkbite · 02-01-2008, 06:34 PM

i catch myself doing a combo of them all. i guess it just depends on how i "feel" like driving. when im just going for a nice drive i will go by sound, the few times i race the car i will go with tack and feeling, depending on if im taking corners and other driver around. the only time i have looked at miles per hour is when i wanted to know at what speeds good strong shift points are.

View Poll Results: What is the primary way you determine sift points?
Tach	6	13.33%
Sound	8	17.78%
"Feel"	11	24.44%
miles per hour	2	4.44%
Combination of the above	18	40.00%
Voters: 45. You may not vote on this poll

02-01-2008, 09:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
Pablo Sentient Being Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LI, NY Posts: 608	Shift Points I thought that this might be an interesting poll. What is the primary way you determine your shift points? __________________ Regards, Pablo "If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough" Mario Andretti

02-01-2008, 09:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
HELL_ON_WHEELS Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 648	Tach for me __________________ "Drive it like you stole it"

02-01-2008, 09:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
Pablo Sentient Being Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LI, NY Posts: 608	Darn it I hate my typos. I don't care if you sift your flour when you bake a cake! It should have read "SHIFT" points. UUghhhhh~ couldn't figure out how to fix it, sorry. __________________ Regards, Pablo "If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough" Mario Andretti

02-01-2008, 09:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
TheSoundMan21 Village Pyro Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 995	I would have to say Tach for me because it is kinda hard to hear the car when I have my radio on. That or I will feel it out. Depends on how I am driving. __________________ If you want to avoid toil, check your God Blessed OIL.

02-01-2008, 09:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
bbcricketta normal aspiration Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: south georgia Posts: 701	i just use the rev-limiter. __________________ 2007 berlina black

02-01-2008, 10:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
cbrguy7 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Pheonix,Az Posts: 270	I go by feel when I'm drivin,when racing I use the tach to shift at redline. It would suck if you only went by sound because if you switched your exhaust system it would take you awhile to get used to it again... Also going from a regular car into the s2k with the higher redline would throw you off,unless you only rode street bikes... __________________ 無限

02-01-2008, 10:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,482	There y'all go makin' me think again. Never use the tach 'r any'a the other red number stuff: don't like droppin' my vision from the movie bein' played on the big screen. Readin' the stuff on'a dash'z like readin' subtitles when ya already know the language. Feel (though, evidently my feeler'z on'a fritz, as, by itself, it's had me bouncin' off the rev-limiter on more'n one occasion) n' sound. Sound'z usually the best as it usually gives me a little buffer-zone before I bounce it off the rev-limiter. Most'a the time. Good poll Pab. Java __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room.

02-01-2008, 10:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
SXY_S2K Trqless Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 1,003	Very interesting. I said all of the above, because it really depends on my mood, where I am going, and how fast I am trying to get there. Changes all the time __________________ *Race time. Got to be serious, not stylish.* *www.myspace.com/kesmith3*

02-01-2008, 11:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,482	Ahhh-h-h-h-h . . . . yer a mercuric lass . . tha'cha are SXY. __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room.

02-01-2008, 11:40 AM	#10 (permalink)
rickjkerstetter Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 78	I drive like a grandma to baby the car, unless a ricer civic, accord, or prelude pulls up next to me. Then i have to show them who's boss!

02-01-2008, 11:49 AM	#11 (permalink)
jagg Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Endless Mountains Posts: 2,461	This is an interesting topic.....It just seems to occur naturally, in a subconscious kinda way....... 'N practice does make perfect. It there's anything going on in my brain while REALLY driving, it's this: BRAKE, SHIFT, TURN, BALANCE, ACCELERATE, UNWIND.......eyeballs on the next apex......repeat as necessary. I'm hoping a few of you out there are catching what I'm throwin' here. regards, jagg

02-01-2008, 11:55 AM	#12 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,482	If ya godda think, yer @&#^ed. 'Z'att about sum it up Jagg? __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room.

02-01-2008, 01:34 PM	#14 (permalink)
bbcricketta normal aspiration Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: south georgia Posts: 701	methinks jj meant mercurial; but i will let him speak for himself. __________________ 2007 berlina black

02-01-2008, 03:05 PM	#16 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,482	(There ya go makin' me thnk again. 'Hate thinkin'. 'Hurts.) Mercuric, adj. Of, relatin' to, 'r containin' mercury with a valence'a +2. Usually used in reference to a fluid, kind'a hard'ta grab holt'a individual. Not someone that you wanna see at the opposin' end'a the mats. Vaporous. Spectral. Now-ya-seeitt, now-ya-don't. Dunno 'bout no bee, but definitely float-like-a-buddafly. Oh **@#&!*** 'Ever try nailin' Jello to a tree? Whew! I need'a drink. Anybody seen Sam? (N' ain't nothin' but golden SXY, bu'cha knew that) Java __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room. Last edited by Java Junky : 02-01-2008 at 03:07 PM.

02-01-2008, 03:45 PM	#17 (permalink)
bobby2002s2k. S2K 4 life!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 258	Yes, yes thats my one vote for sound. But it has to be a WOT i cant just roll on it slow off sound messes up the timin. Then I have to use alittle tach. __________________ ITs been over a year and i still cant keep my foot off the floor! Last edited by bobby2002s2k. : 02-01-2008 at 03:58 PM.

02-01-2008, 04:32 PM	#20 (permalink)
s2000isu Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: pa Posts: 1,162	java you crack me up. __________________ S2kx2: "paint it pink! Or better yet buy a Miata" 2001 Vortech SC 12.8 at 111 miles per hour

02-01-2008, 04:43 PM	#21 (permalink)
SXY_S2K Trqless Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 1,003	So I'm jello. Ok. Thanks for clearing that up Java... hehehehe __________________ *Race time. Got to be serious, not stylish.* *www.myspace.com/kesmith3*

02-01-2008, 05:56 PM	#23 (permalink)
S2000dude Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Spring Lake Hts, NJ Posts: 240	A good question Pablo. I voted "combination of the above." However my mood is usually a factor. I think SXY_S2K mentioned that as well. When I'm feeling aggressive (read that as "sporting mood") then my ears & eyes are all involved. (I just LOVES da sweet sound of the exhaust !) And that pretty tach arching it's way to the redline is sweet too. But for casual driving I listen to the sound of the exhaust. __________________ you've just entered a dimension of sight & sound and high Revs. You've entered the V-Tec Zone ! 2005 NFR - good bye ol' friend 2008 Laguna Blue - welcome to my garage ! My first car - 1956 Studebaker Hawk !

02-01-2008, 06:17 PM	#24 (permalink)
Daddy Zach Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Great White North Posts: 233	I like to believe that I can drive by feel. Being an accountant by trade I can't stand to see anything in the red Cheers __________________ Black is still the coolest color

02-01-2008, 06:20 PM	#25 (permalink)
Neil Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 989	I only shift when the little red devil on my shoulder tells me to.....................

02-01-2008, 06:34 PM	#26 (permalink)
sharkbite Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: WICHITA Posts: 53	i catch myself doing a combo of them all. i guess it just depends on how i "feel" like driving. when im just going for a nice drive i will go by sound, the few times i race the car i will go with tack and feeling, depending on if im taking corners and other driver around. the only time i have looked at miles per hour is when i wanted to know at what speeds good strong shift points are.