Thread: At what R.P.M are people changing gears at?

I have upped the change points in my D1 to 3250 to 4000. It seems to take off around 3000. Why have a V8 if you're not going to use it.

If I'm not on the highway I have forgotten I have a 5th gear. Much better to drive that way on back roads. Even if travelling near 100 km/h.

You can rev to this point easily with little load so it is not doing the motor any harm and if anything it is good for it. Why lug a motor down low when it freely revs like a Rover V8.

Ride the torque, don't lug up it.

Damian.

Originally Posted by bussy1963

I am amused at some of these threads and the RPM people change at.

I have a 94 D1 3.9i V8 i never ever rev it out. I change at 1800 - 2000 RPM. It pulls away ok at that range. So why flock your car. Just stupid or you must have plenty of money for fuel.

As an engine reconditioner once said to me: "high revs don't kill engines, driving at constant revs kills engines"

Your engine sounds like it needs to be worked hard to burn off all the deposits. The cars used by a little old lady to go to church on sunday are always the first to give problems.

God i must be old, in teh uk i thrashed my little 1l cars to red line every time, but now its between 1500-2500rpm. except first may hit the heady heights of 3000 just to get going as its pretty low geared.

Originally Posted by justinc

I see the fuel governor regularly, a whopping 3200rpm


JC

Your a bad boy JC

Gee Busy1963 is getting a hammering between this and the dogs thread ROFLMFAO

My 3.5 auto sees 5000 RPM every day. Drive it like you stole it They seem to go better that way. They don't have enough stroke or power to self destruct

Tony

Originally Posted by V8Landy

Gee Busy1963 is getting a hammering between this and the dogs thread ROFLMFAO

yeah but cant help but feel he might not got jumped on as much if he hadn't posted in the dogs thread.......

SO lighten up guys no need to hammer, we all share the same passion on here "landies"

We are not about hammering people

I haven't called anyone stupid...