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Old 05-08-2009, 10:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
SVOboy
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Pulse and Glide on the Honda CRX

After spending much time trying to make pulse and glide work, and finally figuring out what I needed to do to get better mileage from it, I thought it would be worth making some notes on the subject.

- Pulse and glide doesn't work well at average speeds about 35 mph
- Lean burn complicates pulse and glide immensely, since you get much better mileage cruising than normally, so your pulse mileage is disproportionally lower when compared to cruise
- You can't be afraid of gliding to low speeds, the crx will coast for ages
- pulse and glide can't be done in traffic, people will hate you, deservedly
- at low speeds, nothing is better

Anyway, just some random observations.

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