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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 02:29 PM
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Default Re: More boost more power?

Originally Posted by tom2112
Let's say Brian's car hits the sweet spot at 4300 rpm. If he shifts at 6200 rpm, the car only drops down to about 4800 rpm after the shift, thus missing the sweet spot. Where the same car with a smaller pulley may hit their sweet spot around 5000 rpm, and thus they would hit it through every gear, instead of only in first gear.

Does that make sense?
Then all I do is tap the shifter to the right at the correct RPM and I'll always be hitting the "sweet spot" thru every gear before a 178mm...
 

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