Question on higher rpm gains

My combo's have not been at the level of power that you are making. I have played many shift point games and I've always seen there is a sweet spot where +/- 200 rpms doesn't change the MPH or ET. I always shift at the lowest RPM that still makes the best ET. In other words, if 5600 will run the same ET/MPH as 5800, I'm shifting at 5600.


I planned on rebuilding my old 422 after three years and it didn’t happen so I lowered shift rpm from 7000 to 6800. On the 5th year I lowered it to 6700 and it still ran 6.0’s. But again it was a solid lifter cam engine.