How Many RPM??

["Al Powell" <APOWELL@agcom.tamu.edu>]

Well, (sip, aaaahhhhh) I'm back from my tranny/rpm test drive.

As I expected, Audi's maximum stated speeds for auto trannies to 
shift from 1-2 (43 mph) and 2-3 (78 mph) both use 5200-5300 rpm 
as a shift point.  Evidently that's:

a)  Where "they" feel the power curve is such that it's advantageous 
to upshift, or;
b)  Where the engine power curve starts to exceed the transmission's 
ability to "hold things together", or;
c)  Where "they", in their infinite Deutsches wisdom, have decided 
that God im Himmel wants us to shift.  (This seems the most likely to 
me...)

After all, lest we forget, there's a right way, a wrong way, and an 
Audi way.  (I can just guess what's going to follow after that kind of
straight line...)

We now return you to your reg'ly scheduled Miller time.




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