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Old 03-30-2014, 08:42 AM   #106 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Originally Posted by pgfpro View Post
I agree with what your saying. The charts you gave are not plotted low enough power wise for what I want to talk about. I will have to start another thread. Also it will be much much more involved.
Yeah, new thread. This is still "transmission options" related, but only loosely. I gotta say, though, I am getting food for thought about my shift points. But another caution: as I understand it BSFC maps are created using a dyno and when no accessories whatsoever are attached to the engine. So these maps represent "ideal" conditions" in which none of us really drive. I'm not saying that I think the maps are meaningless, but I'm not certain how precisely they predict what we'll see on the road. For that you'll need well-calibrated gauges in your car.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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