recommended shift speeds?

1. I am impressed with how active this community is, so +1 for that
2. Only reason I am asking, I just got out of a subaru, which a lot of people drove under-powered all the time.
Their manual stated to never be below particular speeds in order to stay away from being bogged or under-power.

I was driving my taco for the first time last night, and it felt amazing, just wasnt sure if I was flying around,
or if it was normal.

 

You sexist fool

 

I just kind of go by feel when accelerating but I've noticed a couple of cutoff points when it comes to downshifting. Anything below 9pmh you'll want to choose 1st. Anything below 21ish you'll need to go 2nd. Above that it's kind of a wash... you can ride it down to about 40 in 6th and it won't complain too bad but I rarely do that. I'm normally downshifting to 5th once I get in the 50s and 4th once I'm in the 40s.

On average I'd say I'm shifting around 2500-3000

 

This is what I was looking for, so I was pretty much there yesterday.
Thank you sir

 

The 6 speed in the STI was like

1-2 15
2-3 25
3-4 40
4-5 50
5-6 60

if you did anything below that, you were bogging,
1-3 was equal to 3-3100 rpms
4-6 was just a hair over 2500

 

Well there you go then...that is when you should be shifting. If it is bogging down (lugging) you will know.

 

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

 

Shouldn't people be able to drive stick without a tachometer?!

 

ButtTach

 

Lol

 

This is how my grandpa taught me.

https://youtu.be/m_jH21GLJyw

 

I red-line mine everywhere I go.

 

Drive it like you stole it.

 

This motor can take it

 

With a shift light?

 

^^ This^^

 

Oh i was just expecting this thread to go crazy like the other 2 have. bbbbuuuuuttttt it didn't.

 

I press the skinny pedal and it shifts when it needs to.