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Originally Posted by Cobb
For those without a hybrid that has start/stop it would be interesting to know if the engine goes right into auto stop from dfcu(SP?) or does it burn a little gas before making that transition when coming to a stop.
I think that method makes an even bigger deal for mpg.  |
For 'safety' the engine won't stop unless the car is stationary. It will also restart if you exceed 5mph with the engine off (eg rolling down hill). UFI will DFCO down to idle so depending on the gear you're in it will use a little fuel in the transition. There's maybe 3 seconds of idle fuel used there.
I plan on installing a kill switch so I can EOC up to a stop, and have the car auto-restart when the light changes (mainly because S/S won't work with anything but the stock Pb battery, and I've got supercaps ready to go in). On the other hand, S/S on a turbo car still doesn't sit with me quite right.