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Old 04-01-2008, 07:32 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hondaworkshop View Post
So could you say as long as I'm staying in closed loop its the same or even better to accelerate at normal brisk pace from a stoplight instead of an agonizing crawl? That would sure make alot of folks behind me less annoyed.
It can't be worse for sure. But give it a try, it's really easy to test. It can be as short as a 1 mile test. Start at a stop, pick a target cruising speed at which you'll stop accelerating, reset your trip on the SG and do runs accelerating like a granny and runs giving it a lot of pedal.

I usually set my target at 40 mph in the city. I go 1-2-3-5 shifting a bit over 3k rpm.
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