Ok, so manual with clutch gives you maximum rpm range then the other transmissions. But the thing is when I shift I go past the red line to where it’s just about to start studdering to shift. However I’ve been told that when you play with manual you’re never supposed to go past the red line. Can someone tell me what’s the proper way to shift? Need to find out to see if the current way I’m doing it is wrong or not.
You need to find the “sweet spot” for every engine.
For example, take 5.7l V8 with centrifugal supercharger, you want to shift as late as possible. That engine is “all good” for 4000rpm and up. Thereofre if you are exiting any corner and you have more than 4000rmp you don’t need to downshift to get in to powerband, but the absolute power is from redline to limiter.
For another example I use 1.6l Rally Turbo engine.the engine in wonderful from 4000rpm to 5500rpm and after that is has nothing on it, even thuogh you aren’t even near the 6500rpm redline or 7200rpm limiter. Therefore if you are anywhere else than 4000 to 5500rpm you are losing time.
Now those are the two extremes, and most cars have the “sweet spot” right below redline, some engines like to be shifted so that you never quite get to the redline, some want to be half of the time over the redline. therefore you must test and figure it out by yourself.
to do this open up the telemetry on slightly longer straight (go to LeMans straight if you need to) find where to peak power is, and that is the sweet spot.
Ideally you r car has let’s say 350 hp, yuo want to shift from 325hp to 325hp so when you get to higer gear you land on same power you shifted from. Therefore you never end up on engine operation range where you have less than 325.
Some engines have very broad powerband, therefore long gearing might work fine, (Chevrolet Camaro -02 which is same engine as 5.7l engine swap) some engines are peaky where you need short ratio gearing (Honda Civic type-R -04 which is same engine as 2.0l Engine swap)
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