how do you know when to change gears in a manual car?
In: Engineering
Every time you switch, in order, you move to a bigger gear so the car has more traction per revolution of said gear. When you’re in first gear (the smallest) you need to complete many more revolutions to move X distance, when you switch to second you will accomplish X distance in less revolutions and so on. It’s usual to switch at 3k revolutions/min (RPM) because beyond that point you’d be overstressing the engine. Surely by driving the car and getting to know it, and practicing, it will come naturally to switch gears by feel to make it smooth.
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