Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackJetE90
Bascially the entire first part of his post that you didn't quote told what he thinks.
Swap always makes very valid points and backs them up with some very detailed data most of the time.
|
Yeah, I saw that part and responded to it in another post. I don't believe his conclusion follows from the data. Power is conserved through a cars drivetrain, it is not multiplied by leverage. There is no reason that shift points would differ by gear, if the power curve is flat through the powerband. Downshifting early would just drop the engine speed to a point where the engine can breath better (surely) but does not make a much power. You'll end up with the same wheel speed but less tractive effort. That's just a different way of saying that you will have less power available to accelerate the car.
Bring
this engine to redline, everytime.