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      12-12-2013, 02:41 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by Tokay444 View Post
No it does not.
Car yes, but I thought we were talking about the m3 here.
yes, actually it does. do you know the gearing ratios of the f80 m3? its hard to know what RPM it will drop to shifting at redline in 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc....

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Originally Posted by Tokay444 View Post
If you make max power at 5500 rpm, and shift at 7000, well after power starts to fall off, you're going to be accelerating slower than if you're shifting properly and landing right in the meat of the powerband.
look at this graph. notice if you shift at redline how you are making way more power on AVERAGE than if you shift 3/4 of the way to redline.

also notice how much more power under the curve the F80 makes compared to the e9x.

hope this helps
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