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Old 03-18-2011, 04:54 PM   #7 (permalink)
FastPlastic
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Originally Posted by ConnClark View Post
I don't see how this saves you any fuel.
By slip shifting the time the engine isn't connected to the drive train is reduced to a split second. It also reduces shifting time so I'm in a higher gear sooner. We're not talking a giant increase, but it's there.
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