Hi: What's the best time(rev) to shift from 1st gear to 2nd?
husky
shift from 1st to 2nd gear!
Sep 11, 2003
4 Replies
is it a company car ?
Again, best for what? Fuel economy? Performance?
You can shift into second, as soon as the car starts moving, but if you're trying to hit your best 0-60mph time, then take it all the way up to 6K rpm.
Cheers,
Pete
Depends upon the torque curve and the gearing.
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(that'll "probably" wrap!) for one example. It's certainly not true that you have to rev to the limit in all cases:
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