Hi Everyone!
Is there a place where I can see the torque curve for a 2013 fourbanger in stock configuration? I bring this up because having a CVT means that we can accelerate while keeping our engines at peak toque the entire time. And I want to take advantage of that. Here's why:
When i leave my neighborhood every day, I turn onto a 4-lane road where the speed limit is 55mph. I usually run the engine to about 4000-5000 RPM and keep it there till I get up to about 60 mph (flow of traffic).
This weekend, I was traveling with the family. We were pulling out of a rest area that had a rather short merge area and lots of semis coming up in my left mirror. So I mashed the skinny pedal to squeeze all the oomph out of the engine. What i got was lots of sound and fury with acceration that felt slower than my usual morning 0-60 runs. (and let me just say, that our engines with the CVT sound really tortured when we run them at full speed. A downshift would be merciful. Wow...).
Anyway, that brings me to the torque numbers: If i need to get the family up to speed as fast as I can, what's the best constant engine RPM to do it?
Is there a place where I can see the torque curve for a 2013 fourbanger in stock configuration? I bring this up because having a CVT means that we can accelerate while keeping our engines at peak toque the entire time. And I want to take advantage of that. Here's why:
When i leave my neighborhood every day, I turn onto a 4-lane road where the speed limit is 55mph. I usually run the engine to about 4000-5000 RPM and keep it there till I get up to about 60 mph (flow of traffic).
This weekend, I was traveling with the family. We were pulling out of a rest area that had a rather short merge area and lots of semis coming up in my left mirror. So I mashed the skinny pedal to squeeze all the oomph out of the engine. What i got was lots of sound and fury with acceration that felt slower than my usual morning 0-60 runs. (and let me just say, that our engines with the CVT sound really tortured when we run them at full speed. A downshift would be merciful. Wow...).
Anyway, that brings me to the torque numbers: If i need to get the family up to speed as fast as I can, what's the best constant engine RPM to do it?