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Old 11-01-2012, 08:48 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bryson View Post
None so far -- just been trying to stay off of those brakes and keep it under 2000 rpm and 60 mph. I do end up rolling about 65 on the way to work, though -- I'll sacrifice some fuel economy to keep up with traffic
But you're sacrificing where the speed (squared !) really starts to hurt your fuel economy ...

Sticking to 60 should give way better FE, and it'll be better still if you stick to 55.

Try to keep the rpm even lower - it shouldn't be a problem on a 7.3L turbodiesel
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