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Old 19th July 2005, 03:30   #3 (permalink)
turbo_lover
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Now, i don't understand how to make use of RPM during gear changes. when shifting towards higher gear, i acclerate to between 2000-3000 and shift the gear. My car keeps running in 4th gear even at 1000 RPM. Well, I think the car is supposed to run in low rpm when in top gear, right?
each time you shift up your engine speed falls by 900 to 1200rpm per shift ...each time you shift down your revs increase by the same amount ...hence downshifting 2 gears at 3000RPM will pull your revs to somewhere in the 5000rom region..
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