It depends on what you are trying to do.

On full out acceleration the SVT likes to be pushed right up to red line without hitting the rev limiter. Personally I wish the rev limiter was just slightly higher, about 7200 RPM. My car is still making a lot of power when it hits the rev limiter.

If you have no need for such a burst of power, then you can skip 2nd and 4th gear, or even accel up to about 35 in 1st and shift directly into 5th.

Most anything in between.


Jim Johnson 98 SVT 03 Escape Limited