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I don't P&G on flat ground, only on those downhills that are just not enough for coasting, there is too much of resistance on flat ground to get any benefit from P&G.
My diesel has a turbo and I have a boost gauge, max boost is 1.0bar and I usually pulse by load of 0.2bar.
0.05bar is the boost when on flat ground and doing 50MPH and car starts really pull only about 0.4-0.5bar.
I do accelerate on 5th gear as turbo provides enough torque to accelerate car well.
Glide is engine on, but I do coast longer hills engine off, diesel takes long time to start with glow plugs and all that.
53.64MPG last tank, has been around there after roads got free from snow.
STW shape of body is not helping gliding part at all.
My technique is to kill the engine and then put key back to run position, that way it is faster to start when needed, but it is not too often that I can do that.
There is no engine management in my car at all, it is all mechanical motor.
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