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To many revs

How much is to much revs when pulling of normal and fast?

Is not a number. Its a sound, its a feeling, its a machanical sympathy. And it varies according to the car and engine type. Large engined cars, especially diesels can pull away at little over tickover. Small light-weight petrol cars can use a lot more. And for normal driving its not a case of dial up the revs and then work on the clutch, it's a subtle balance between accelerator and clutch.
And conditions too. Pulling gently away on the flat should barely raise a murmur, while pulling briskly away on an uphill start will need a different balance. And whenever you get into a different car there'll always be a brief learning curve of the accelerator /clutch balance, the clutch bite point and the sharpness of the brakes. The more practice you've had then the quicker you adapt to new conditions.

Reply 2

BlackLab

Never any need to look at the revs.

Reply 3

cnwenciw

For normal driving you should upshift at 2000 to 3000 revs, it depends on the car. If you want to accelerate quickly then you can go up to the redline.

Reply 4

TheDE

If it's screaming and bouncing off the rev limiter then it's too many

Reply 5

TheMcSame

Far too many variables to say...

Are we talking diesel or petrol?
Large engine or small engine?
Uphill or downhill?
Road conditions (Snow and ice? In traffic? Open road?)

On a trip from work, on mostly level ground, I can be setting off at 2000+ at one point and a mere 800 at another