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Originally Posted by tomtom72
Lately I've been practicing & I find in my stock Z that it seems to "feel" like it has a sweet spot just before 7 g's on the tach. So I've been shifting between 6.5 & 7 as it seems stronger there than if I go to the shift light. Isn't the peak somewhere before 7 g's?
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I hit it once and it feels like something is wrong with the car, it's sort of jerky on the limiter.
As to shifting, I would think if the curve doesn't drop off precipitously, which it doesn't, that you'd want to stay in it past the peak. When you shift, it will drop you back down the power band, so the later you shift, the less far down it will move you (i.e. shifting at 6500 may put you at 4000 in the next gear, where shifting at 7200 may put you at 4350 or something). So the goal for maximum acceleration would be to stay under the fat part of the power curve as much as possible. If it's fatter in the 6500-7200 rpm range than the 4000-4300 range, you'd want to stay in it. Those are guess numbers and it may be it's better to shift early, but the way the car pulls I kind of doubt it.