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wen should i change gears
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Fri, 05 November 2004 23:58
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i have an 18rg in my rt104 and being a rt104 it doesnt have a tacho.
does any one have any idea how fast i should be goin wen i change gears.
for example
1st to 2nd = 50km
2nd th 3rd = 80km
and so on
thank you for any help u can give
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Membership Secretary
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Re: wen should i change gears
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Sat, 06 November 2004 00:13
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When it feels good, In normal driving and when the engine just starts to run out off power when flogging it
U can't set a speed to shift it always changes depending if you are on a hill etc.
The crown doesn't have one you just feel it. Cept with the 7M it pulls all the way to cut out. Cut tell you the number of times I've been racing someone and poped it off the limiter in 1st
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I supported Toymods
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Re: wen should i change gears
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Sat, 06 November 2004 00:30
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with my other car it wistles wen u gotta change
the corona is just loud, louder and really loud
so its been weired
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Re: wen should i change gears
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Sat, 06 November 2004 00:32
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what they said! but changing at 50 would seem like redline to me, well it is for a 2T/3T
i dont think i ever look at the tacho or speedo when changing gears other than to make sure i aint speeding at the 24hr cameras 
it comes down to how the car fells when your driving it
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Re: wen should i change gears
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Sat, 06 November 2004 00:35
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yer 50 is about were it stops so yer d say its redline
but i cant get it to redline in 2nd so i dont know.
i only asked so i know im not gonna blow it up so yer
thanx
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Location:
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Re: wen should i change gears
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Sat, 06 November 2004 01:00
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hmmm ok
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Re: wen should i change gears
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Mon, 28 March 2005 06:27
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Try finding your manual for your car. It's usually in there for Toyota cars. Most people change at around 2,500 to 3,000rpm if they have an RPM tacho.
Otherwise just feel your engine. When it starts to grunt, that's when I change but it depends.
I'm supposed to go into 5th at 82km/h but if it's an 80 zone I stay in 4th because if I'm in 5th and lightly have my foot on the accelerator it'll easily get to 90 before I've even realised. If I have it in 4th it's easier to maintain 80 and slowing down is easier because I'm in a lower gear.
For an AE82 CS it's:
2nd - 20km/h
3rd - 40km/h
4th - 62km/h
5th - 80km/h
This is what's recommended by Toyota and it works a treat on fuel efficiency
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Re: wen should i change gears
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Mon, 28 March 2005 06:36
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Y dig up a really old thread???
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(although I've only bounced off the limiter once)