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Yup, same here. In my "old" Jimmy ('85 2.8 liter v-6 & 5-speed manual), I would do that too - 5th gear until it dropped, then a quick downshift to 4th & then tried to hold it at it's torque peak - which, if I remember correctly, was 2100 rpm. I also noticed that in 5th, 2100 rpm was right at 55 mph (the nationwide 55 mph speed limit was still in effect when it was built).
Hmmm - just thought of something; many speed limits nowadays are 65, and that's the speed the Gnat is going at max torque in 5th!!!! I wonder if they're designed that way? I'll bet they are!
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