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Old 03-07-2012, 07:07 PM   #149
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Originally Posted by serialk11r View Post
Whoever was talking about max torque meant full throttle, I think that was pretty clear.

Even then, I don't think 80% of people floor the gas on their cars. I don't know where you live, but where I live, just watching the cars on the road start and listening to the engines you can tell everyone is taking it easy. I've personally floored it 1 time when accelerating to highway speed from an emergency stop.
You keep talking about flooring the pedal and wasting gas. You do realize you don't need to have the pedal to the floor to develop maximim torque right? Unless you are driving a diesel your car should have a redline well above the 3-4k range where most cars develop their maximum torque.
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