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as far as im concerned the truck isnt being drag raced so i dont plan on hammering the gas trying to launch the truck causing a need for worry about shifting faster than the engine can rev though you make an exceptionally valid point about over-revving. its a crawler gear to get the tuck and load moving so you dont need a ton of throttle input to just ease it through first gear. 2nd while true lack of engine torque usually limits top speed it seems buckshots "problem" is that no matter what it wont go over 45mph even if he isnt high in his rpm range meaning it should still have enough "umph" left in it to spin up in the final drive his truck appears to be physically limited by a device vs being limited by engine torque.