Remember also that max power in a diesel is generally lower than max rpm by a lot, perhaps 1/2 or more. These are engines that max at 2000 rpm, give or take. Was in a russian built bus in Gdansk and the tach was redlining at 1900 and it was upshifiting at 1400- 1500
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casual notes from the underground:There are some "experts" out there that in reality don't have a clue as to what they are doing.
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