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Old 06-12-2013, 11:36 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by markitect View Post
Where(rpm) do you downshift (whats your cutoff for the extra shift being worth the extra torque)?
It really depends on how long you're going to be in that lower gear. If you were to go strictly by the numbers, you want to downshift (if it's possible) anytime you're lower than 6k rpm. In reality, I rarely downshift unless I'm under 5k, unless it's in a higher gear (in which case I shouldn't be in the wrong gear to begin with).

Data is the best way to determine this.
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