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Originally Posted by Wolferz
I dunno, maybe it's 700 RPMs peak torque but somehow that doesn't sound right either.
Then again, I'm a stroke survivor at the cost of memory. Gonna have to dig around for my old CDL school literature and double check my figures. 
I'll get back to you on that.  |
Peak torque should be around 1,200-1,500 rpm. Depending on the engine.
Idle speed should be around 700 rpm.
But what do I know, I've only been at it for 45 years. All I know for sure is that I stomp on the long skinny pedal on the right and the truck goes. When I run out of places to put the stick, I should be in top notch and doing about 65mph, unless it is at the top of a long downhill straight stretch, then I back it off to 60 mph. Gurarnteed IF there is nothing in front of me and it looks like no cops behind me at the bottom I will be doing about 80mph. This is in summer time on bare dry roads. I NEVER throw it into neutral at the top of a hill and I always let the Jake do its' thing unless the road is wet.