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Old 06-28-2008, 05:19 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jonr View Post
I highly doubt that not exceeding 2500 rpm is maximizing your FE - the engine is most efficient at outputs higher than that. Try accelerating a little faster.
No, staying below 2500 is a good thing. Efficiency drops off above that, peak is usually closer to 2000 at about 70% of peak torque and drops off in any direction from that.
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