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Originally Posted by theycallmeebryan
Running longer gearing like this doesn't "generate less horsepower".
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It probably does make a lot less power than peak, but is more efficient at converting any fuel given to it into power, look at a typical
bsfc chart:
Peak power for an engine is where torque*rpm is at a peak, probably up in the 5000 rpm range, but peak efficiency is where fuel consumption/power is at a minimum, around the 2500rpm range and 3/4 available torque.
Edit, also could use better understanding of the gearing change implementation too please.