Re: [DMCForum] Re: horsepower = torque * RPM / 5252 [off topic adnauseum ... or ad museum]

[Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks, John. The phrase "highest torque range" should perk up Bill's 
ears and I await to hear from him on the subject. ;)

That progressive shifting bit sounds tricky, though. From what little I 
know of manual trannys, you could end up stalling out. Isn't that called 
"lugging" the engine?

Anybody ever tried this method of shifting?

Correction: Anybody ever tried this method of shifting in their 
DeLorean? :) Sounds like it would be a great way of decreasing your 
acceleration time so you could start beating those pesky Chevy Monte 
Carlos off the light.

*awaits flames from Chevy owners*

Farrar

John Dore wrote:
> from caterpliiar.com:
> 
> My dealer suggests I use progressive shifting to improve my fuel 
> economy ... what is it?
> Shift keeping rpm to a minimum and use only enough rpm to pick up the 
> next gear. Progressive shifting also reduces acceleration time, and 
> top gear is reached sooner because it takes less time to synchronize 
> gears during shifting and the engine is operating at its highest 
> torque range.
> 
> 
> John

---

Yahoo! Groups Links

• To visit your group on the web, go to:
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMCForum/
   
• To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
  DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
   
• Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.