Thanks a lot.

 

Calm down.

 

Redline is best for max power. It will make sure that when you get into the next gear your rpms will be higher for more power. You have NA so you shouldnt have a real power drop above 5k rpms or significant heat soak. Your tranny should not refuse to shift from 3-4-5 at WOT. Maybe a tcu problem.

 

So which is it? That's a difference of 1,500 rpms.

 

Why don't you experiment and learn by doing? It'll mean a lot more than specific numbers on a web page.

 

That flat spot after 5500 is well known on the 2.8. Why go all the way to redline when the optimal shift point has been passed? (rhetorical) Let me clarify. The trans doesn't just refuse to shift, it hesitates. But only at high speeds and WOT. This is also common on the 2.8 tip. Theres nothing wrong with the tcu. All that said I think audi's tip is one of the most responsive. I've driven a few "tip" acuras and bmws and they all kinda suck.

 

The B5 tip is the very least responsive when copared with later platform A4 tips, and pretty much any other tip car except for dodge/chrysler/gm tips. Show me a dyno sheet that shows power significantly dropping at 5500 rpms. I know there is a flat spot, but Im doubting that its taking away as much power as you think it does, resulting in the need for an earlier shift, causing you to start the next gear at a lower rpm than necessary for what your trying to accomplish (fastest acceleration). If your tranny is hesitating at any point during the powerband, you have either a mechanical or tcu issue. Just because something may be common, that does not make it"normal" by any means.

 

lol that should be Audi's new slogan