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I can totally see how the lower RPM shifting would be a bit smoother.
However, I wonder if this method would prolong the amount of time it takes to get into optimum FE range.
I've been accelerating a little harder lately in an attempt to get up to high gear more quickly when possible. No ScanGauge (my results are by the tank), so I can't attest to the effectiveness of this brisk acceleration. However, I got the idea from a thread I read on here.
Skipping second gear would get you to third gear more quickly, but the poor acceleration at 1K would mean a good deal of time before getting into fourth. Maybe there would be a net gain by using second gear, but reducing the amount of time spent in third.
Perhaps this is a scenario in which tank-to-tank data is not specific enough to declare a clear winner.
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