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MetroMPG · 12-06-2007, 09:42 PM

Larry, correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding of DWL is that it's not technically a steady throttle. Well, it would be if the road was flat...

But if you hit a hill while DWL, you may actually have to ease off as load increases and speed falls. If you hold the throttle steady on a long enough hill, FE will plummet.

Have I been reading it wrong?

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