Changing gears

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What happens when you change gears with a manual car? Like what happens that allows the car run better and go faster?

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The engine have a rather narrow speed where it performs well. But your car needs to be able to accelerate over a wide range of speeds. So you need to convert the speed of the wheels to the speed of the engine. As the speed of the car changes you need to change the gear ratio to make sure the engine is still at its optimal speed.

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