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Originally Posted by toc
I was trying pulse and glide today on the freeway, I'd accelerate to 105kM/hr, and stick it in neutral leaving the engine on (at those speeds I think engine off coasting is disturbing)
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So I thought as well.
But you quickly get used to it
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it doesn't take long for it to drop to 90kM/hr, and then I need to get back up to 105.
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That's where low rolling resistance tyres, pumped up to high pressure, and aerodynamic modifications come into play.
They'll greatly increase the glide portion.
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surely, you aren't sitting there on the clutch every 15 seconds engaging gears (or in EOC, starting the engine)?
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That's exactly what quite a few folks on ecomodder are actually doing
Restarting the engine is often done by briefly letting out the clutch again in high gear (5th), then shift into the appropriate gear for the speed.
(Saves wear on the ignition keyhole.)