Originally Posted by b16aEGcivic
well since between those two RPMs is when your motor is makin the most hp...and that fact you are in first gear..and the roads are wet.....um :shiner:
you don't make "more HP" in earlier gears.
you just happen to get your wheels to spin faster earlier, which helps you lose traction
is this what's happening to you?
http://oregonstate.edu/~uyemuraa/Duc...BrianBoost.mpg