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Old 07-27-2013, 11:59 PM   #4 (permalink)
jtbwatson
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The Blazer - '00 Chevy Blazer LT
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Originally Posted by niky View Post
Automatic? If you're always accelerating at under 2,000 rpm, it may be that the torque converter never locks up, giving you horrid gas mileage.
More than often because of my highway driving routes I'm using cruise control that holds it at 65mph and 1700-1800 RPMs. I didn't think about the torque converter at all.

So the quicker I can get the torque converter to lock the better gas mileage? Sweet! I get to floor it everywhere!!
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