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Originally Posted by serialk11r
According to my calculations if you have 2000rpm 60mph cruising, you can still go up a 10% grade at 60 without using 100% of the available torque, although you'll be close. I think people exaggerate the need for downshifts, you only need it when passing.
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Most of the time going up mountain passes you have to pass slow moving semis and other drivers that are in the right lane. Might as well downshift and finish the pass properly. Probably more efficient instead of leaving it in 6th and bogging the engine down.