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California98Civic · 07-07-2011, 05:29 PM

"LOG" is the combined-technique regimen of: Pulse & Glide (P&G) with Engine off Coasting (EOC) and Driving with Load (DWL). "L" for load, "O" for off, and "G" for glide. It is not to be confused with "GLEN," which stands for the regimen of glide, load, and engine neutral. As I have been re-learning to drive these last few months, I discovered what many of you know: that these are ideally sequenced and combined techniques. Giving it a name seems like a good teaching tool for newbies.

The base is the Pulse and Glide technique. The pulse is by driving with load. On my Civic I set throttle at around 22% seeking 70-80% load, usually descending from 80% to 70%, shifting at 70 (often at or near 2500 RPMs when I shift). The glide I do engine off ("LOG") or on and in neutral ("GLEN").

Sharpening this technique has me up at 62 mpg so far (after adjusting for probable Ultra Gauge over-estimation).

EDIT: I added throttle position target and the explanation of the LOG acronym. Forgot those pieces.

07-07-2011, 05:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
California98Civic Cyborg ECU Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Coastal Southern California Posts: 6,299 Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe Team Honda 90 day: 66.42 mpg (US) Black and Red - '00 Nashbar Custom built eBike 90 day: 3671.43 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 2,174 Times in 1,470 Posts	Introducing "LOG" "LOG" is the combined-technique regimen of: Pulse & Glide (P&G) with Engine off Coasting (EOC) and Driving with Load (DWL). "L" for load, "O" for off, and "G" for glide. It is not to be confused with "GLEN," which stands for the regimen of glide, load, and engine neutral. As I have been re-learning to drive these last few months, I discovered what many of you know: that these are ideally sequenced and combined techniques. Giving it a name seems like a good teaching tool for newbies. The base is the Pulse and Glide technique. The pulse is by driving with load. On my Civic I set throttle at around 22% seeking 70-80% load, usually descending from 80% to 70%, shifting at 70 (often at or near 2500 RPMs when I shift). The glide I do engine off ("LOG") or on and in neutral ("GLEN"). Sharpening this technique has me up at 62 mpg so far (after adjusting for probable Ultra Gauge over-estimation). EDIT: I added throttle position target and the explanation of the LOG acronym. Forgot those pieces. __________________ See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread. Last edited by California98Civic; 07-07-2011 at 09:57 PM..