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Originally Posted by sathya_nars  Switching to higher gears at 1500-2000 RPM is something I normally do. Lets hear these numbers from others as well. | 2000 should be ok in city traffic. But why on a GQ??? Quote: |
Guys, you are all suggesting good shifts which will screw up engine n gearbox !
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Originally Posted by omishra I also do it many time. Once I too forgot to change gear to 5th and kept 80kmph in 4th gear. Only issue is more rpm for the same speed.
Gear transmission ratio for 4th gear is 1 (i.e 1:1), and for 5th is 0.78.
--ref AI June08 | I thought i was the only one to miss the sarcasm in vikram's post!!
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