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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
...acceleration needs HP and that's a function of torque-times-rpms, so you want a gear that positions you just below the engine's peak HP point...and (optimally), reaches its peak HP speed at exactly the same time you reach the desired ROAD speed, so you can shift UP in gear and engine loading and DOWN in engine speed.
...it's not uncommon to routinely accelerate in 4th, skip 5th, cruise in 6th, etc.
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So if I wanted to accelerate should I jump from say 5th to 3rd (2000 rpm-ish to 4000 - peak HP is 6000, torque 4000)
EDIT Peak torque 4800...
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Last edited by Arragonis; 08-15-2011 at 08:10 AM..
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