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Originally Posted by SentraSE-R
+1. You want to keep ATs from slipping the TC or downshifting as much as possible. Every time they do that, you lose a significant amount of your hard-earned mpg. Try to keep your speed as low as possible with your TC in lockup. Newer ATs w/lockup in lower gears have big advantages, but MTs are always going to win.
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I can see evidence of it locking up in 4th, it's hard to tell in the lower gears.
Instant MPG is better in 4th with TC locked (~40-45mph) than going a little slower in 3rd (35-40mph), so I try to keep it at that point when I'm not on the freeway.