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This weekend is another Osoyoos getaway, so another Hope-Osoyoos-Hope mileage calculation. Unfortunately I didn't get around to any aero mods for this run. Next time. Next time.
This trip has the potential to yield even better mileage. Thanks to heavy long weekend traffic, highway speeds have been lower than normal. Plus, I am cruising at speed limit when I can as opposed to slightly above speed limit like last time.
Now for a question, and please excuse my ignorance as I do not have a Scangauge....yet. When going up a hill at 85 km/h, I have two choices. Run in A) 4th gear with the torque converter unlocked, engine at 2600 rpm or B) 3rd gear with the torque converter locked, engine at 3000 rpm. Which one is best? Obviously the engine is at a greater load and more efficient in option A), but I have a feeling that any efficiency gain is lost to the slipping torque converter that option B) doesn't have. Once I get a Scangauge I will find out for sure. Should we take bets on which option end up being better?
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