what do you KA guys launch and shift at?

Post by **D1SR240** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

What do all of You KA24DE guys launch and shift at? just wanted to know, so i could find good shift points

Post by **D Money** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

i shift at like 5600 rpm launch at whatever rpm works best 4 u

Post by **D1SR240** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

5600? i usually shift at almost redline.

Post by **SeVa-S13** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

For best results, it's been said to shift at ~6200. Beyond that is inefficient,

Post by **D1SR240** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

i c, i'm gonna have to play around with that a little

Post by **FrEaK** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

Shift point vary on different engines with differe KM's... you need to feel your engine out. If is starts to loose power at a certain rpm shift at or right before that point as it's your peak HP point... everything else people say are ballpark figures... only you can decide on the best shift point...

Post by **Zydeco** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

I usaly go to about 6, but some time i go all the way.

Post by **MECPInstaller** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

i stick to around 5grand but i also have a leaking crank seal so i need to be alil easy on my engine

Post by **s13ofdoom** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

i launch at about 3k and 5,600ish in my ka24e (but im not very serious look at my car haha just a cheap fun ride

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Post by **D1SR240** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

when you launch do u just pop the clutch, or let it out kinda slow?

Post by **chillmieste** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

When I had my KA I used to launch at like 4500 and shifted at 5500 or 5600. I have heard rumors about the 91 ka's having better cams at gets a huge power gain between 5000- 5500. I have a 91 at for me it was true. After that the car did not pick up as much so I did not go much past 5500. You shift when the car feels like it doesnt pick up as much anymore. But thats just my 2 cents.

Post by **methodchris** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

there was a graph on another post..think it sayd 6700 1-2, 6500 2-3, 6000 3-4

Post by **nissandrift** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

im shifting at 6500 in first, and 6200 for the rest of the gears. It puts you directly into the power in the next gear.

Post by **whiterps13** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

yea, i shift around 6k, but with my apexi n1 dual i smash the powerband in the next gear. i also dont make that much power past 6k, so it only seems like the right time.

Post by **s13ofdoom** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

D1SR240 wrote:when you launch do u just pop the clutch, or let it out kinda slow?

i let it out slow enough not to spin the tires, i dont know what do u serious people do?

Post by **D1SR240** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

yea i gotta practice launching cuz i spin mine too much

Post by **GEO** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

you got to get a feeeel of yuor car.

Post by **xjon** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

practice and about a clutch is needed. too much peeling out is a waste. chirping is a good sign for me after shifting. if I chirp third then it was a good sequence. Although chirping the tires is not the best it tells me that at least I had enough rpms for the next gear.

Also look at the road conditions. I once raced a mini S at the stop light and we both just spun our wheels in front of everybody. Not only were we stupid but we also "looked" stupid. it was so oily at that intersection.

just be ready to replace your clutch and maybe synchros.

Post by **spitz7985** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

i have a stage 3 clutch, so its hard for me to feather it. i drop it at 4K and get an excellent launch with my falken azenis. before i got the stage 3, i used to feather it to minimize wheelspin. i usually shift at 6K, a little after on the 1-2 shift.

stock KA

Website · Post by **Atl_240sx** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

Stupid Question, but I gotta ask:Is dropping the cluth considered pushing it in or letting ot out, the same for the pharse "dumping the clutch"?

Post by **Turb0wned** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

i shift at 7 launch like at 3

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

geez, you guys are going up past 6k? i rarely go over 5600. i feel like the car has a nice solid pull all the way up to a little past 5k then power starts to die off

Post by **Turb0wned** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

ur shifting to early

Post by **Turb0wned** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

but i dont know why the car starts to die on u cause i shift at 7

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

its prolly just my imagination. i feel like the car has the same amount of power from 4k to redline. i think im gonna go out driving in a bit and see if i can find some power

Post by **xjon** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

Have you guys changed your cams or done anything internally? I have a stock KAde with some bolt-ons and it has a nice pick-up at 52-5300. 4000 to 5200 has a nice pull but past 5200, an even better pull. Up to around 60-6200. I shift maybe at 6500 by the time I hit my clutch. BTW, I have 160k on my KA and still going strong.

Post by **s13ofdoom** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

haha i love hearing about the hi milage racers :uzi i just wonder how many miles it would take of hard driving to kill a ka, my friend had 180k but got the car at 150k so .....

Post by **240SXedUp** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

I launch at 2.8-3.5k and shift in the high 5ks

Post by **240SXedUp** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

The best results were found by shifting in the early 5ks. I think it was 5.6. I dont have cams yet. I let out the cluch slowly also.

Post by **TachyonS14** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:52 pm

I shift at 5500-6k and never launch over 2.5k

what do you KA guys launch and shift at?

what do you KA guys launch and shift at?

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