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Old 06-06-2011, 04:20 PM   #21 (permalink)
justjohn
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Originally Posted by smvssd View Post
Accelerating slowly and keeping your engine RPM's low are the best way to get the best gas mileage. Keep an eye on your tach and if you have a newer car they often give the instant gas milage. It takes practice but once you get it right you will be able so save a lot of money on gas.
Current ecomodder opinion is that this is generally false. It keeps you in the low efficiency part of the bsfc graph.

However, astoundingly few people have actually tested it.

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