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Old 07-09-2014, 05:42 PM   #40 (permalink)
jkv357
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Originally Posted by Daox View Post
I've never understood why skip shifting would be considered for fuel efficiency. You claim best BSFC at a specific piston speed. Skip shifting would bring you out of that sweet spot more than normal shifting, no?

That being said, most of the time I do skip from 3rd or so to 5th as I'm accelerating.
That would be a benefit only if you are done accelerating.
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