Hi Guys, I'm trying to figure out the shift points on my Sambar. Its a EN07 engine. Its got EL and 4wd. I've been shifting to 2nd at around 15km/h then into 3rd at about 40km/h and into 4th at about 60km/h. After that I just rev it right up if im going into 5th for the highway. Ive seen a few posts on this but none that I could find to get an answer for a Sambar. Ive only had the truck for about a week so im still getting used to things. Im planning on installing a tach next week to have a little project to do. Thanks for the help. Ryan
If I'm in traffic, I typically start in 2nd. 2nd: 0-20 km/h (just make sure to rev it a bit more on takeoff) 3rd: 20-40 km/h 4th: 40-60 km/h 5th: 60-130 km/h If there's no one else around, or I'm in a parking lot I'll start in 1st and could take ~5km/h off those speeds. Those numbers are mostly for a fuel economy point of view, you can let the engine rev higher for more "performance". I just figure slower RPMs mean less engine wear too. Not sure about yours, but on my speedo, there are numbers circled around the gauge (up to 4, I believe) which I think are the red-line points for those gears. I try to stay away from those points, except for highway driving where it's unavoidable. It's also nice shifting earlier, because then you know that if you need a quick burst of speed, you can get it without having to shift up right away. I have a S/C sambar with the EN07 engine (I think the gear ratios are a tiny bit taller with the SC though).
For me it depends. For city: 1st It is a useless gear unless your on a big hill. 2nd 0-20km 3rd 20-40 4th 40 - 50 5th I shif in to to keep the revs lower normaly 50km till 60km depending on the road. If i am on the ramp to get to the high way. my gear shifts look like this 1st 0- 5km 2nd 5km - 25km 3rd 25km- 45 sometimes 50km 4th 45km or 50km - 75km 5th 75km - 100km (normal regardless of the speed limit i cruse around 80-90km to save gas and such.) I have a Subaru sambar 1991 NO s/c on it.
