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Originally posted by Tuaca05
What are you talking about with this "shift at 2000" crap!?!??

If you shift at 2000 rpm (especially into 4th or 5th) you are not going to move! This would put the rpm's at about 1000 for the next gear! As a Mechanical Engineering major, i have to say not only is that ridiculous, its also bad for the motor, believe it or not.

Maybe if you drive a diesel powered truck that redlines at 3000, then you could shift at 2000, but otherwise, not a good idea!

Perhaps you should change educational institutions, then, as that's just plain wrong

True, shifting at 2000 isn't exactly going to win the Indy for you, but it's by no means foolhardy. If you have reached your appropriate speed (or would rather sacrifice the time spent getting there for the sake of gas mileage), shifting in the lower rpm's is just fine, and saves wear on your engine. 1000 rpm is not too low for your engine, even as a Honda. Honda's idle at about 600, and 1000 is far enough away to not lug the engine when doing light acceleration. If you're flooring it, you don't need to be shifting that low, but a light foot can do just fine with it.