Torque curves? Horespower curves? Red line? Hmmmm....
If you really think about it, you should shift either when the engine is about
ready to explode, OR when the next gear up would give you more accelleration,
as in when an engine runs out of breath at high revs. I would say that you
should use a "G-Analyist" or whatever that thing was called, to plot your
accelleration vs speed for each gear, idle to red line. Overlay these plots,
and it should become obvious where to shift. This way you would not have to
compensate for any other factors. You are directly measuring the result that
you want.
Stu
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