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cRiPpLe_rOoStEr · 05-22-2015, 06:19 AM

In that video, one of the claims was that drivers could keep a longer gear in places where they would otherwise have to shift to a lower one, due to the improvement in low-end torque (which also ends up enhancing the throttle response as a bonus).

05-22-2015, 06:19 AM	#55 (permalink)
cRiPpLe_rOoStEr It's all about Diesel Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Posts: 12,923 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,697 Times in 1,515 Posts	In that video, one of the claims was that drivers could keep a longer gear in places where they would otherwise have to shift to a lower one, due to the improvement in low-end torque (which also ends up enhancing the throttle response as a bonus).