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Old 08-21-2013, 02:53 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bestclimb View Post
Clutch wear may be a concern but a bump start is easier on a clutch than a big down shift without rev matching and I see and hear people do that all the time. There are also examples of people hypermiling a couple hundred thousand miles on a clutch. If it were causing a problem we could be hearing about it.
My Subaru's clutch died after 41,000 miles of hypermiling. Okay, the clutch had 166,000 miles on it when I started hypermiling...
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Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%

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