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Originally Posted by Zacharias
Shifting manually is fine.
I am not sure I would use the same sound guideline as a gasser, to determine the shift points. The diesel puts out much more torque and I think you will find that you can shift well before the revs are peaking and get the same forward oomph.
Torque is what pushes you forward, not revolutions (this isn't a Honda LOL) and the torque peaks in the 2200-2400 rpms range, based on memory. Long time since I've seen this discussed.
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Oh, that makes sense. I learned on a manual petrol car so thanks for pointing that out.
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