Almost worth it's own thread!
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Originally Posted by MazdaMatt
i didn't know that... i would normally start gently accelerating out of the chug instead.... but my 5th gear is usable at under 40km/h, so its not often i have to leave it.
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On a flat road - with a '99 Escort 2.0L 5spd -
- I can maintain 40 km/h (25 mph) in 5th gear road without a hint of chugging/engine shudder.
- I have to be doing 43 km/h (27 mph) or better before I can (ever so gently) accelerate in 5th without chugging/engine shudder.
Give me
just a smidgen of down slope and I can accelerate in 5th from about 37 km/h (23 mph).