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Old 09-24-2014, 12:41 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by arz View Post
...there really isn't a fuel loss from keeping the transmission engaged as the momentum will keep the engine running and not the fuel. Said they had oscilloscope readings across the injectors to show they basically weren't firing. (sounds like bunk to me though).
It's bunk. The injectors aren't firing, true, but I'd rather use my momentum for moving forward instead of spinning things that don't need spinning. Engine braking is engine braking: burning momentum is the same thing as burning gas.
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Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%

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