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MetroMPG · 05-12-2008, 12:20 AM

The most important exception is: if you're not going to glide, engine off, down the back side of the hill, then the least fuel will be consumed overall if you DWL up the front side.

Remember: best BSFC doesn't necessarily equal lowest overall fuel consumption, it means most power produced per unit of fuel consumed.

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