"And BTW, I don't normally take it all the way to redline because the max power comes at 6,250rpm not redline."
I sense some flawed reasoning here unfortunately.
Even though the power max is below the redline, a car's gearing is such that it will fall back onto the motor's torque peak when you upshift at the redline (provided you don't let the revs fall too far), so as to give you the best acceleration. But, since not all gearing and motors are the same, you might have to compensate by shifting up a little earlier than the redline so that when you upshift, the motor falls to it's torque max, and you get the best acceleration. So, not shifting at exaclty 6750 RPM isn't necesarily bad.
Anybody, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Also, if it makes any difference, I'm a slow-witted shifter myself... my car is almost 8 years old on the original clutch, so rev-matching downshifts and smooth, deliberate upshifts are a must... especially with the notchy, crappy shifter we '95s suffer from. :rolleyes:
