Thread: Is there any point to P&G in a diesel?
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Old 08-22-2009, 02:10 AM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by rmay635703 View Post
Pulse and gliding a NATURALLY APIRATED diesel is almost pointless.
I'm thinking no.

I'm thinking the biggest reason P&G works is simply due to the percentage of time the engine is off.

Maybe someone more ambitious than I could math it out. But I feel this is the case.
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