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Old 06-13-2010, 08:57 PM   #8 (permalink)
jime57
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Originally Posted by groar View Post
If I had a cruise control and a real time fuel consumption in Megane then I would use them to test my mods. Currently I'm using Coast Down Testing but I can see that another car or a light change in the slope can influence the deceleration. I have the feeling that the effect is higher on the FE.

Denis.
I had pretty good testing results with an Echo using an after market cruise control. Cruise control isn't the best FE way to drive, but it sure makes aero tesing a lot easier. I use a proven, flat course near Memphis, TN and did two way RT tests. Got lots of interesting data.
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