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Originally Posted by wobombat
Metro, are you implying that P&G doesn't work with automatic transmissions? I know I've tried it before in an auto and never managed to get better numbers than steady speed driving, but I never saw anything (until now) implying it is a manual game only. Of course, if you're doing P&G with EOC, then its manual only.
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Granted P&G is better with a manual tranny it does work with auto trannys. i pulse using the torque converter then use DFCO to coast down (my car coasts the same in Drive as it does in Neutral) and repeat its good for anywhere from 3-6mpg over steady speed in my car, and now its muscle memory so i don't even think about it to do it
btw metro said it doesnt work as well and this is for multiple reasons
-when in a manual you can efficiently P&G anytime, while in an auto the TC doesnt like to lock up when the fluids are cold and DFCO doesn't like to kick in til everything is warm as well, where in a manual you can EOC.
-manuals dont jump in rpms like autos. as metro said to make the technique efficient you need low rpm/high load. which can be achieved in an auto with the TC functioning