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Old 07-09-2008, 06:56 PM   #25 (permalink)
azraelswrd
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Originally Posted by MazdaMatt View Post
re: lights to turn on: I'd say have 2 lights. One for "you are accelerating too friggen hard" and one for "you are braking hard, you should have begun slowing sooner". Get a "typical" driver to avoid those two lights and they will save 20+% on gas, easily.

btw, what the heck is bsfc? Linky to thread or webpage? Or maybe just a non-acronym so i can find out for myself?
BSFC = brake specific fuel consumption

I read about them here
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