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Old 01-08-2011, 09:03 PM   #91 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw View Post
Also, when I have to accelerate from a stand-still, I sometimes skip 3rd gear - from 2nd straight to 4th (3rd should start at 40km/h, 4th at 50km/h). This does get the engine above 2000 rpm for a moment, but it also gets me up to speed much faster.
Getting up to speed fast really seems to help the P+G technique with our engines.

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