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4K vs. 2Y, not much difference?



And just to prove how conversational I am over email...after thinking  
about this
again....it depends. :-)

No, really, follow me here...

In order to determine if it's a "good" idea to shift up to the next  
gear to have the
maximum torque applied to where the rubber is on the road, you have to
figure out how much torque you're making right now (say 6000rpms, 2nd  
gear,
150ft lbs), and figure out if shifting to third right then makes more  
or less
then 150ft lbs (totaly arbitrary, but not off the map) for the RPM  
drop (which places
your motor into a different place in your torque curve), new gear  
ratio, final drive,
and tire height.

"Math is hard." - one of the old Barbie doll zip-string sayings, got  
pulled from the shelf.

==Brett



On Nov 2, 2006, at 9:43 AM, Brett Van Sprewenburg wrote:

>
> Arrg, shift point....just past your torque peak is better, not  
> before.  duh, sorry.
>
> ==Brett
>