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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
Why turn off OD?
I lift at 42mph to kick it in sooner.
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My dodge is like that also, there are many circumstances when I get better in 3rd than 4th because there is so much slop going on sub 48mph especially if I have to press on the pedal at all, usually I can't maintain speed without massive FE hits in 4th if there is wind, hills or a reason to accelerate. If I end up in 4th around 40-50mph I keep my fe high or even coast loose speed and speed up again as opposed to trying to accelerate in 4th, manual downshifts seem to result in a bump in my fuel usage for some reason (even with my foot off the pedal)
Strange how automagics are setup, I really can't understand what the purpose of many of the behaviors I encounter on the scanguage are, especially the coasting downhill with foot on pedal to maintain speed then FE drops from what it was on flat ground while going DOWNHILL!
Bleh, I really am starting to dislike automatics