Originally posted by MystiqueSVT:
As for the 1-3 shift....I sometimes shift 1-4 if I do a WOT to redline in 1st....even done 1-5 sometimes. No real reason to do it....just because I can.
You get the best fuel economy if you redline it in first and immediately shift to a high gear. I don't see anything wrong with doing that, it just seems a little odd (I don't do it).