CitizenErazed
Torque Junkie
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- 1.4 Tigra MK1
Ok, I was thinking about this last night, I looked at my car stats and it said maximum torque was measured at 4,000 RPM, though it didn't say in what gear -.- and it got me thinking that for optimum performance surely I should be looking at my torque charts to see when the best time to change gear? I mean, not changeing as soon as I hit maximum torque for that gear, maybee for instance even though 4,000 is max, 5,000 may be better then the equivilent in the next gear up so it'd be worth staying in that gear a while longer before change.
Is this idea right or have I just thought up a load of twisted logic crap?
Someone I used to work with (boy racer) used to say, knowing when to change gear for speed was easy, go to the end of the redline then change. Though I'm sure thats going to damage the engine, my redline starts at 6,500 RPM, I don't go near that. So is he right or am I right and he's just damageing his car to drive slower?
If I am sorta right BTW, how do I find out how mods change my torque curves? I mean my induction kit, sucking hot air under my bonnet will probably have reduced preformance but I still wana know how it's effected the torque curves so I can see when's better to change gears now. I'm still trying to find the torque charts for my car factory standard actually
Don't know if I made any sense there or if I'm not just talking nonsense
Is this idea right or have I just thought up a load of twisted logic crap?
Someone I used to work with (boy racer) used to say, knowing when to change gear for speed was easy, go to the end of the redline then change. Though I'm sure thats going to damage the engine, my redline starts at 6,500 RPM, I don't go near that. So is he right or am I right and he's just damageing his car to drive slower?
If I am sorta right BTW, how do I find out how mods change my torque curves? I mean my induction kit, sucking hot air under my bonnet will probably have reduced preformance but I still wana know how it's effected the torque curves so I can see when's better to change gears now. I'm still trying to find the torque charts for my car factory standard actually
Don't know if I made any sense there or if I'm not just talking nonsense