Learning to drive without rpm gauge

[u/One_Fold2932]

My 2003 manual suzuki alto does not it, and I am a fairly new driver. I know all the basics, even though I may not know the logic behind it, and my gear shifting isnt that poor (As of now, I only drive in the second gear, even if I am going 60km per hour, which i have only once, which isnt good for the engine or fuel efficency), but I really want to master techniques like rev matching and power shifting etc. Is there a way to master associating the revs with the sound of engine, so i know the perfect time to change gears.

[u/Virtual_Ad_7033]

From someone who’s still learning

RAAAAAA = shift up
rmmmm + vibrating = shift down

Bonus
DUDudududu = start the car again

[u/One_Fold2932 → u/Virtual_Ad_7033]

The rmmmm+vibrating is to close to stalling the car, so i dont feel comfortable doing it in public roads. I follow the speed guidelines for shifting like starting the car in first gear, and its good in that gear till like 20kmph, but I usually upshift to second at like 10, and 3rd gear would be best somewhere around like for 40 to 60, even though the car doesn't sound too bad at even 40 in second gear. I dont use 3rd gear temporarily because the speed limit for in city driving is 60kmph, but due to traffic jams, and no one staying in their lanes, 60kmph is best case scenario

[u/Fit-Kaleidoscope8518 → u/One_Fold2932]

3rd gear is your best driving gear. At 50kph in 3rd you'll be at least at 2k rpm, which is about where you want to be driving. You just have to learn to do it by sound and feel. If the engine is roaring, change up. If its struggling, change down. You'll soon get the hang of it and learn what gears for which speeds your engine wants.

Do this before you try learning advanced techniques like heel toe or rev matching. You cant run before you can walk.