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Originally Posted by 101Volts
Is there a thread about how fast one can accelerate at a given engine load with various tire pressures? I found it easier to accelerate at 45 PSI than at 50 or 55 PSI, Giving better FE in shorter trips in which I mostly accelerated in Drive slowly instead of flooring it in low gear to the speed limit.
And this thread is helpful, Thanks.
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Intetesting question. My logic would leave me to believe decreased rolling resistance would be likely to lead to better fuel economy, especially in light of this thread. I think that the reason this study would be difficult to produce would be the vast amount of uncontrolled variables. I think the thing to is test a few tanks at each psi (maybe 3 tanks each) and note the variables along with fe of each. This might be easier to acomplish for someone that drives allot of miles or has a low end fe vehicle, as that many tanks is likely to take a long time.