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Old 03-26-2013, 09:17 AM   #4 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Originally Posted by Daox View Post
P&G is still going to give you the very best results. However, driving normal (constant speed) will now net you better mileage. Once MetroMPG did all the stuff to his Firefly he stopped P&Ging cause the difference was so little and it wasn't worth the extra work to do P&G. I believe he only does it now for competition. So, you need to test what constant speed will give you vs P&G. If the difference is small enough, just start driving normal, and coasting with your engine off when you don't need any power (down hills, to red lights/stop signs, etc).
Wow. I start experimenting today for real, but it had not occurred to me that P&G might no longer be as useful. Very interesting.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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