Quote Originally Posted by integral90 View Post
You've really got to drive the Euro to understand how stupidly large 2nd gear is compared to 1st. He's not talking about having more torque up high, but shifting at a higher km/h as to land higher in the revs in 2nd.
uve pro got a slightly better second gear than my DC2 second,but ur right theres a large discrepancy between 1st & 2nd on the euro box posted above.

the point is liam,what does the torque curve look like after 7krpm?
ive never seen anybody dyno a k24 past 7krpm,its prob cos the torque curve is headed off into the abyss by then.
if what described above is correct about u landing at 4200 from 7000 then ure landing right into the meat of the torque curve on the stock k24,whereas at 7500 in first gear,ur prob making like very little more,if not less, than u would be in 4200 second,which is a big statement for 1st -2nd gear comparisons. once u get up to 2nd-3rd,4th-5th,game over.

k24 has a fairly long stroke on it,id hate to think how fast those pistons are moving at 7500rpm.