Newb question 99 Box seems slow

[thstone]

You have to keep the rev's above 4,500 rpm in order to have any power. If you're punching it at 3,000 rpm not much will happen for a moment until the rev's build and the power comes on.

On the race track, I try keep the engine above 5,000rpm and its fairly common for me to approach a rolling race start at 5,000-6,000 rpm in order to have power at the green flag to get a good jump, rev to redline, and then immediately go to the next gear to keep the rev's from falling too far.

Even with all of this being said, remember a 2.5L only has about 185 hp at the rear wheels and a 0-60 time of 6.3 sec (on its best day) which means that you're not going to win a lot of drag races.