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Originally Posted by Exrald
Hi guys.
I've only been driving stick for 3 months, and I want to learn more. I've heard many things about lugging your engine, and how it can lead to Transmission stress and Engine pings/knocks.
However, I really don't know when I am lugging my car. Is there a sound I should hear when I'm lugging my engine?
Here are some scenarios I think I lugged my engine:
-48mph in 6th gear at 1.8k rpm
-12mph in 3rd gear at 1krpm
-16mph in 3rd gear (forgot the rpm)
-30-35 mph in 5th gear (forgot the rpm)
Are any of these lugging the engine? Is it better to over rev?
Thank you!
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You are probably lugging any time that you are dropping much below 1,000 regardless of what gear you are in. If the engine starts rattling and the car is sort of lurching then you need to bring the revs up. I personally try to keep my RPMs at a minimum of 2,000 all the time although you can go lower without lugging. The other benefit of keeping down a gear with slightly higher revs is that if you have to motor out of an issue you can get some speed up way faster.