LI-S4

and you want to "play around" a little, what is your normal rpm range.

While cruising home tonight, and playing with a blown E30 M3, I noticed that if I kept the rpms up around 4k I had access to far more power...shifting at around 5500.

So can I run for an extended period ( a few minutes) at a steady 4000 - 4500 rpm?

Since chipping has brought with it far more low end grunt, I tend to shift early...under 4000, but life is far more fun about 4000!

ATH

Shift around 6200. If we are going from a roll, I try to start above 4k.

s4t4n

well how i have always found my shift points is to get a good dyno graph for your car or one with similar mods and where you see the hp and torque curves meet is your shift point. I dont remember where i learned this but it has always worked for me. on my s4 with a stage one APR ecu i tend to find the best shift point is right around 5800RPM. exactly where the two curves intersect. just my $.02.

RKA

If I'm playing, I'll typically downshift so I'm around 3500 rpms. I'll usually upshift around 6K...power drops off pretty quick above that (I only have a chip).

NoFHoes

Yeah what Beat said. I stay around 3rd gear and 30Mph chillin in the right hand lane.

TmS4

Higher rpms=lower gear=faster, but yes I like 4000-5500rpm on highway in 4th.

OrangeBingo

Um, horsepower is equal to torque at 5252 rpm. Torque is greater than horsepower below 5252 rpm, and hp > tq above 5252 rpm. On every engine. Always.

TheDetailGuy(666PSI)

aren't they meant to be driven around redline??

LI-S4

Is that true?

LI-S4

*BLINK* Anyone have any idea what this means?