Thread: Proper shifting
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Old 04 May 2004, 05:18 pm
w_tom
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Default Re: Proper shifting

Ford Capri (using Holley 5210C carburetors). 1980 Honda
Accord. Forgot which one it was, but the shop manual for one
carburetor even gave a dimension for setting the dashpot.

JXStern wrote:
> Name one carbureted car that did this.
>
> Mine sure didn't (Fiat 124, Honda Accord 87), and I never heard of
> it, unless something like the ancient Porsche Tiptronic did that
> circa 1970. I think my old Accord was at least advanced enough
> to keep the RPM up around 1200 if, well, I'm not sure what it knew
> about road speed or gearing, but I think the number was constant,
> and might often enough approximate where the next upshift should
> be.
>
> Say, OP, what about downshifts, does it approximate the RPM on those?

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