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*Drive as if there is an egg between my foot and the gas pedal.*
thats what i thought too, but i was dissuaded by some thinking/analysis on this site
consensus seems to be to accelerate *briskly* not to say floor it IE: jack rabbit starts .
then when at most efficient speed in top gear apply your driving techniques..
[minimize braking, time the stop lights , pulse and glide .. whatever]
this permits the engine to operate in acceleration at a more efficient range,
in top gear i *feather foot* the Foot feed [throttle.] i don't know if that's right or not
if the electric fans are running all the time any FE gained by the block *might* be defeated by the electric energy consumed by the fans , or maybe not.
if grill blocks are primary to hasten engine warm up shutters like the big trucks would be better, thermostatically controlled to open at the desired temps,, quite a bit beyond my DIY ability
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