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Old 07-06-2012, 01:56 PM   #70 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Damage control is a good way to describe it. Sometimes things happen without warning though, and not every road gives a clear sightline to the next traffic light!

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In the section Horsepower and Torque – Pull Hard, Pull Fast ...

Some smarter people than me will probably challenge this description of torque!
Also a good time to crank the AC up to max and use the wasted energy to get your evaporator cool, then use the fan and recirculate to keep the cool air coming after you have shut off the compressor. Call it free regenerative AC, using inertia otherwise lost. In a manual you can downshift and keep the compressor pumping even in DFCO.

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