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Old 02-10-2009, 01:24 PM   #9 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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The uphill pulse / downhill coast thing helps in traffic. You keep a fairly constant speed, building potential energy instead of kinetic during the pulse.

Short of getting some instrumentation, you need a reliable/consistent fillup routine. Same station, same pump, same time of day, etc.
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