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Old 03-06-2012, 07:30 PM   #124
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Originally Posted by tachi1247 View Post
That would be ome awfully poor engineering on subarus part to need an extra gear shift to hit a benchmark acceleration figure. Its only a 2mph difference.
Check the ratio of 2nd gear and use the 4.1 rear end to calculate speed: 95KPH at 7500RPM. This is with 215/24/17 tires.

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Originally Posted by serialk11r View Post
What do you mean awfully poor engineering? The benchmark itself is stupid. It's already been calculated that the car can't hit 62 in 2nd gear I'm pretty sure.
Multiple times.
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