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xavi · 11-13-2014, 11:41 AM

yes, I always try to stay above 1500 rpms unless downhill.
sometimes I can engage eco cam, sometimes not due to high load needed in that case...
Sometimes I blip for one or two seconds the throttle to gain some speed, and then lift off the foot enough to engage eco cam...
If we are on normal cam throttle (high load conditions like uphill) I figured out that high gear low rpm turns out better mpg...
On the flat or slightly uphill where you can maintain eco cam, sure is better low gear/load high rpm (high I mean till 2500rpms, cause above that I can shift another upgear maintaining eco cam, and in that case eco cam 2.000 rpms is better than eco cam 2500 rpms obviously), the mpg drops the moment eco cam engages... that's how I know it's on (while the led isn't mounted again): the IGN and MPG jumps up...

I will never get a really good mpg, cause my daily comute is 5-6 mile each way, and on secondary roads, full of ups and downs, and some pothwholes...
but with that comute i still get 38-40mpg summer, and 35mpg winter...
only mod I have is SG... My tires are with 30psi front, 29 rear! (my 225-45-17 wheels and suspension are so hard, and in these bad roads I can't stand more then 32psi)...
some coleagues at work with similar cars and comute are making 27-29mpg...

11-13-2014, 11:41 AM	#116 (permalink)
xavi EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Europe Posts: 66 Thanks: 3 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	eco cam range yes, I always try to stay above 1500 rpms unless downhill. sometimes I can engage eco cam, sometimes not due to high load needed in that case... Sometimes I blip for one or two seconds the throttle to gain some speed, and then lift off the foot enough to engage eco cam... If we are on normal cam throttle (high load conditions like uphill) I figured out that high gear low rpm turns out better mpg... On the flat or slightly uphill where you can maintain eco cam, sure is better low gear/load high rpm (high I mean till 2500rpms, cause above that I can shift another upgear maintaining eco cam, and in that case eco cam 2.000 rpms is better than eco cam 2500 rpms obviously), the mpg drops the moment eco cam engages... that's how I know it's on (while the led isn't mounted again): the IGN and MPG jumps up... I will never get a really good mpg, cause my daily comute is 5-6 mile each way, and on secondary roads, full of ups and downs, and some pothwholes... but with that comute i still get 38-40mpg summer, and 35mpg winter... only mod I have is SG... My tires are with 30psi front, 29 rear! (my 225-45-17 wheels and suspension are so hard, and in these bad roads I can't stand more then 32psi)... some coleagues at work with similar cars and comute are making 27-29mpg...