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Old 10-27-2013, 07:41 PM   #247 (permalink)
mechman600
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It was time to figure out the best gear to use when accelerating from a stop. So I took a video with my (cough...hands free...cough) cell phone to make this:

That folks is what 30 peak HP pushing 3000 lbs (est.) looks like. And exactly the same 0-50 km/h (31 mph) time when starting off in first and shifting to second vs. simply starting off in second.
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