Originally Posted by dave22
Longer gears can still accellerate faster. Yes, with shorter gearing you'll accellerate faster in any given gear, but that advantage is lost as soon as you shift.
i agree that it can but only if you have the power to do so. and with that same power you can still accelerate faster with the shorter gears because its less resistance and your engine will rev faster.
please elaborate on the loss at the shift. to my understanding it could be the driver shifting too slow or missing a gear. or the driver is just flat foot shifting and spinnin tires through the gears.