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Old 05-26-2011, 11:46 AM   #62 (permalink)
Real_Ale_Act
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Originally Posted by Nels
For instance, there seems to be a 'sweet spot' at about 57-58 mph where the car requires a lower throttle position to maintain speed.
Methinks perhaps what you've seen is this in action:

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Originally Posted by Nevyn View Post
Do you have a scangauge? I know that there's a sort of "super highway mode" that hides. If you can watch ignition timing and engine load, you can find it, and then highway MPG skyrockets to mid 50 MPG.
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