Learning to shift outta 1st gear at over 5000RPM's in my SC

[FinallyGotOne]

Okay, so many months ago I posted a post that got slammed as i was passing on info I thought would help. That there is little to no reason to shift outta 1st gear over 3500-4000 rpm's and that it could damage a tranny.

I went through a complete TRANNY rebuild and dropped over $4,000 to do it, the shop suggested that I shifted before the RPM's were too high.

many ppl slammed my post (rightly so) as I guess this is just a personal preference thing. Apparently thetruth is that once the gear is engaged shifting at high rpm's does no damage at all. And that shifting beyong 6,000 RPM is just a waste since there is no more added power beyond the redline.

anyways now I am shifting in the 6K range and i love it! I think I was missing out before. But ONE QUESTION-WHENEVER THIS HAPPENS I SMELL A MILDEWY OR MOLDY WEIRD SMELL? WHAT THE HELL CAN THAT BE?

[JWest]

The smell may be a slipping clutch.

[cbeers]

Not sure about your smell but perhaps clutch. is it new with the $4000 repair? that could be it too. New parts often emit a smell until broken in.

One caution, shifting at higher revs in first gear CAN get dangerous if you "overpower" the rev limiter . I am not saying you are or that you will, just want to caution people of that. The rev limiter cannot always keep up with you in first gear......

-Chris

[emac]

Got one

Im with James--your clutch is slipping.

[FinallyGotOne]

yes clutch is new. what is the rev limiter? I've heard this term before.
I make sure to shift before 6500 RPM's though, and I should say that this type of driving is maybe 2-3 times a day 3-4 days per week. Not all the time. But it was fun this morning to get a bit sideways twice (BIIG smile on my face)!