How to keep up with AI in the climb

[Gunfreak]

So I'm on the second mission, the leader element starts to climb, and I follow, however to not blow up my engine, I climb at a slow 170mph, while the AI have no such restrictions. I never manage to catch up, so by the time we mean bandists those 4 AI fight by themselves for like 2-3 minutes before I and my flight catch up.

[Reflected]

It’s a DCS AI thing but it’s not hard once you anticipate their moves:

 

climb at 160 mph, 3000rpm, 61 boost. I’ve never blown my engine. 

[Gunfreak]

4 hours ago, Reflected said:

It’s a DCS AI thing but it’s not hard once you anticipate their moves:

 

climb at 160 mph, 3000rpm, 61 boost. I’ve never blown my engine. 

I'll try that, but my various heat gages start going up really quick of I put the boost and RPM outside the green