needs some Thoughts on Shift Points with my power band
Apr 14, 2008, 09:57 PM
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Staring at the tach and timing shift points just right takes too much time away from paying attention to what your doing in a car at that level. Trust me I know. I have a huge bright yellow shift light right damn near in my face and I hardly ever see it come on, it's coming on I assure you. But in the the time you run the car you don't have much time to think about it.
It's kinda like have sex with your girlfriend or wife, after time you know what she likes and dislikes, and becomes a natural habit.
Just react to what the car does/sounds. Instinct is the key
It's kinda like have sex with your girlfriend or wife, after time you know what she likes and dislikes, and becomes a natural habit.
Just react to what the car does/sounds. Instinct is the key
Im going to move my shift light right in front of my face
Apr 15, 2008, 01:45 PM
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have you ever calculated thrust curves?
you basically multiply out your torque by each gear, all on the same graph. that way you can see where the applied torque crosses from gear to gear. you generally want to stay in the lowest gear possible depending on how drastically it falls off.
in general people get tripped up, by the fact that power is plateauing, but never account for the fact that gearing almost always makes a bigger difference than the power curve. so unless you have some crazy torque dropoff (which you don't) you want to wind out each gear
edit: the X axis is usually MPH.
you basically multiply out your torque by each gear, all on the same graph. that way you can see where the applied torque crosses from gear to gear. you generally want to stay in the lowest gear possible depending on how drastically it falls off.
in general people get tripped up, by the fact that power is plateauing, but never account for the fact that gearing almost always makes a bigger difference than the power curve. so unless you have some crazy torque dropoff (which you don't) you want to wind out each gear
edit: the X axis is usually MPH.
+1000, I have seen Danimal driving his beast, he's right, you have to drive the car and watch the track for a crazy 8 second ride. plus that tach goes way to fast wit that kind of power level to think you are going to shift exactly at some number.
Apr 17, 2008, 01:51 AM
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