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Old 10-14-2011, 10:20 AM   #10 (permalink)
Diesel_Dave
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Originally Posted by ConnClark View Post
Pulse and glide is a waste of fuel for me. If you just cruise in your in between your peak torque and the half way point to peak power rpm you'll be just fine. For my car my peak torque is about 50mph at 2300rpm and my peak power is around 100 mph at 4250 rpm. At 70mph my rpm is 3000 which hits right dead center of my upgraded turbo's compressor map.

The main reason other than safety why I don't pulse and glide is it will plug my DPF.
How did you manage to get a DPF on a '85 vehicle?
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