Thread: Pulse & Glide vs maintaining constant speed
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Old 08-20-2012, 02:10 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Mr_cracker View Post
if i can manage to pulse & glide without downshifting would it be worth it?
Maybe, but maybe not. The best approach is not to take anyone's word for it but rather to test. Get an UltraGauge or a ScanGauge that will show you real time data on engine load as you accelerate, do some ABA test, and find out. You will possibly teach something to EM's users. The UltraGauge is pretty cheap (70$) and it will pay for itself soon in showing you the benefit of all sorts of techniques.
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