Originally Posted by shadowboy
peak acceleration at any given speed is where power is maximized. period. empirical rule. bar none, no arguments. if you disagree, i can prove why you are wrong.
You seem to be contradicting yourself a bit.
First you agreed MAx accel occurs at peak Tq....in a given gear. But then make the statement above. I would make the same statement...but put the term Tq in place of power.
Of course all this discussion will not take into account wind drag, rolling resistance etc.
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