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Old 09-21-2012, 08:37 PM   #44 (permalink)
brucepick
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THANKS!! for saving what I wrote, and my time!!

I finally got my phone to cooperate. So here it is with typos corrected.

Calibrating the Guino is reasonable but requires patience and a degree of nerdiness.

On the highway I use a sort of lean burn P & G. Accelerate at max throttle that won't go out of LB, until I reach my max decided speed. Then coast in neutral down to my min decided speed. Then back in gear, throttle to about 65 LOD, get LB again and accelerate, rinse and repeat. Modify as needed to accommodate terrain and other vehicles.

Good that your tall tranny allows some coasting in gear. Experience will tell if it's better than coasting at idle. Coast in gear may prevent lean burn after that; you will see. My car will need a shutdown and 2 miles drive to allow LB again, if I coast in gear.
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