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Originally Posted by GotM
Swamp,
I agree with your statements, But your title conflicts with #2, correct? Assuming you are in the right gear for peak acceleration.
Title:
Peak in gear acceleration is not quite at peak torque...
#2
Peak acceleration in any given gear occurs at the rpm/speed where the engine is producing peak torque.
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Yes, the conflict was the point. The whole was to show that prior forum "gospel" (i.e. statement #2 as written) is basically correct but that tire losses and drag offer a small correction to the rpm prediction of the statement.