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Originally Posted by 19bonestock88
I don’t call that lugging, I call it good tall gearing... on two lane roads I P&G up to 60(2200RPM) and back down to 40(~1500 RPM)... on the freeway I cruise at 75-ish at just under 3000... my speedo is uncalibrated for my tire size increase of 5.3% so I’m sure I’m driving faster than I need to... however, on the topic of lugging, I’ll use engine power from as low as 1000 RPM in 5th gear, and from as low as ~800 in 4th and down... I feel that the key is to slowly roll onto the throttle and only use 40-50% load until you’re under way and over 1000
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It's all about what's on the brake specific fuel consumption map. Your method might work really well. I think there's a map out there for a 1.9 liter Saturn engine. Have you seen it? I left a something out of my response in moment ago. My wheels are more aero, probably. I replaced open spoked VX 13" wheels with 15" 7 hole MINI rims, but I blanked the seven holes for a "smooth" surface. Here it is before I put the wheel skirt back on:
I thought it looked a little better than just using moon eyes.
EDIT: here it is I'll upload it for you if you haven't seen it:
