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Originally Posted by Christ
It's better to not accelerate uphill at all, at least the way I see it, unless you can't reach your BSFC peak on a flat. Accelerating, regardless of terrain, should be done in the BSFC peak of your engine setup, for the most efficient fuel use per HP production.
In my case, I try my damned hardest not to accelerate on hills at all. Takes too much pedal, and I drive an auto.
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Thanks for the reply.
My quandry (and maybe I should start a new thread rather than take this one to Cuba) is that holding pace uphill in the same gear takes much longer at lower MPG (say around 25-30), but a quick burst in a lower gear takes it down to 20 but only for about 20% of the time and then I can coast for the rest of the way. I have yet to work out which is the better overall.