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Old 02-19-2008, 10:38 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by AndrewJ View Post
For example, I don't P&G on the highway. My much lower Cd should really help me out in that area, and make P&G a very viable technique on the highway. But every time I try it, my next fillup sucks. I'm sure that there is a way for me to P&G on the highway and reap big gains, but I currently have no way of knowing about the finer points of my technique.
I've never been able to improve my mileage via P&G. I've tried it at various speed ranges and accelleration rates and have never been able to get mileage over what I get with my usual driving-with-load'ish driving technique (and usually it is worse with P&G). I suspect this is because the Honda engine is designed to run very efficiently at low power levels. The closest I get to P&G in my usual driving is on rolling terrain with too much elevation change for DWL to be practical, so I pulse the uphills and glide the downhills.
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