No tach but I upshift approx around...
1-2 20km/h
2-3 35km/h
3-4 50km/h
4-5 75km/h
Didn't check the manual lately but I know that's the recommended shift speeds for 1st and 5th.
For my pulsing and gliding, speeds were not planned ahead, I just did it on the spur of the moment within traffic conditions. Maybe part of my problem is that P&G has to be planned to use the best acceleration areas, so it's not always beneficial? When I was coming out a glide, I was being more lenient to avoid extra shifting. For example if I came out at 40 km/h I would go into 4th, instead of going into 3rd and then upshifting again after a few seconds. Although there is no lugging at that point, now that I think of it it's probably in a slightly lower efficiency area of the BSFC than 3rd gear would be.
I guess one of my main problems in general is never knowing what RPM and load I am driving with, so it's hard to use the BSFC graph specifically.
Can MPGuino display those?
Other things to consider... rev matching coming out of a glide uses fuel, so I try not to do very short glides. How hard/fast do you accelerate out of a glide?
I fill tank at exact same pump/position until it auto-shuts off so hopefully my measuring is ok.
Average speed I'm guessing around 60km/h - 70km/h.
Supposedly the fixed consumption to idle is low enough that it shouldn't be a huge deal to P&G without shutting off engine. I should mention that I always have the radio and amplifier powered when driving, so that probably adds some load. In fact I was planning to wear headphones for my next tank to test how much effect it has. My radio/amp is older than the car, so I really don't know how efficient it is.
