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Old 10-25-2006, 09:39 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
I still think it's important to recognize that the power curve falls off well before one hits the redline and it's not necessary to redline the car to get all the power out of it... or am I wrong on this?
It depends. If you accelerate and you are going to upshift, then you want to wind it out past the HP peak, because once you upshift you will land 800-1000 rpm lower than you were before. You'll want to hit somewhere close to the HP peak after your upshift for maximum continued acceleration.
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