Is she gonna blow up?

[93toykid]

I have an 89 p/u with a 22RE. I don't have a tach, so I have no idea what rpms I'm running and when the right place to shift is. I go by mph:
1st to 20mph
2nd to 35 mph
3rd to 55mph
4th to 75 mph
5th to however fast she'll go
Anyway I'm just wondering how you guys run your 4-poppers. I know the redline is at like 5,500, but I don't know if running it like this is close to the redline or not. I have 4.10s and 31s. I don't want to hurt my baby, so some help would be appreciated.......

[86taco]

I can shift into fourth at 60 and i am only runnin 4000 rpm's. It shouldnt hurt it at all depends onthe condition of your motor. I wouldnt do it all the time. My old El Camino had a mean ass small block with a built th350 tranny and I could rapp 1st out to 70 and then bark the tires into second. It was awesome.

[93toykid]

Dang that's a heck of a motor!! My engine has 184,000 miles on it and hasn't been rebuilt. It's in great shape mechanically though....lots of new parts. I feel better now that I know I ain't runnin harder than I'm supposed to.....lol. Thanks for the info

[86taco]

Mine has 171,000 miles on it. Thats not to bad on the rrrrr's. I just dont do it all the time.