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Old 05-07-2008, 12:01 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Evil Pumpkin - '08 Scion xD RS 1.0 #1633
90 day: 35.45 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by Frankenstipe View Post
Not sure how much better Dual VVT-i is compared to having it on just the intake stroke but I'm sure it helps somewhere along the line.
The VVT-I technology is pretty cool, my Vibe benefits from the technology and I have seen the car learn from my driving in the past month. How? Well funny enough before I began this FE kick, the shift point on my auto was roughly 2500-2700 rpm unless I was dogging it. Now that I try and control my shifts at lower rpms the computer itself has adjusted and now automatically shifts gears for me @ 2000 rpm, the final gear @ 1800. I noticed just the other day when I kept my acceleration steady instead of trying to force the shift at lower speeds ... I also notice now, that at idle, if left to idle more than 15 sec I drop an extra 200 rpm from 800 to 600 approx.

That impresses me ...
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