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Originally Posted by roosterk0031
With that low of shift rpm, your probably accelerating for a long time, by dragging it out, you are staying in 1st and 2nd a long time where mpg are terrible, accelerate faster to get into D/OD and lock up the torque convertor.
With my Stratus with a 2.4 3,000 rpm worked well, 1/2-3/4 throttle to 3,000 rpm, left off to get it to shift, back on as hard as I could without making it to down shift. With my auto tranny it is real hard to get 70% load after 1st gear because it will down shift. So thinking about % load has no value.
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I usually accelerate like a granny, it probably takes me 10-15 seconds to get from 0 to 45 MPH on flat to slightly elevated terrain.
I've been averaging about 30 MPG using this method, however I want to increase that number.
How do I know how much throttle I am using??