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xavi · 12-01-2014, 01:23 PM

For what I can tell, it engages easy under 20-25 LOD, but it disengages above 65-68 LOD... LOD should be the primary factor...

So what I do?
After putting the gear I wanted for that road speed, I speed up a little so I can lift the throttle enough to engage it, and then I can acelarate some more with eco cam on... but even in Eco-cam operation, it can show from 2 to 8-9 lt/100km...

So, within eco cam operation, other variables still change the instant consumption a lot such as rpm, LOD, speed, etc...

Negative thing I see is when taking the foor off throttle, it desengages, and when I am obligated to take it off due to traffic, I then find dificult to engage it again...
Example, I activate it when on flat so I can overtake a small hill... So I activate it keeping it at low LOD, but since I now go on 50 LOD it stays on...
Some traffic make me loose the throttle for a second or 2, then it disengages, but with the 50 LOD I need to go uphill I cannot engage it again...
2 chance here: I speed a lot to loose throttle again and activate eco cam, or I stay with the 50 LOD without eco-cam...
If the hill is big I make 1st option, if is small I do the 2nd option...

With the led we start to "feel" when it goes out of eco-cam, cause it makes a small bump every time the led turns off if we are still acelarating...

12-01-2014, 01:23 PM	#160 (permalink)
xavi EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Europe Posts: 66 Thanks: 3 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	eco cam operation For what I can tell, it engages easy under 20-25 LOD, but it disengages above 65-68 LOD... LOD should be the primary factor... So what I do? After putting the gear I wanted for that road speed, I speed up a little so I can lift the throttle enough to engage it, and then I can acelarate some more with eco cam on... but even in Eco-cam operation, it can show from 2 to 8-9 lt/100km... So, within eco cam operation, other variables still change the instant consumption a lot such as rpm, LOD, speed, etc... Negative thing I see is when taking the foor off throttle, it desengages, and when I am obligated to take it off due to traffic, I then find dificult to engage it again... Example, I activate it when on flat so I can overtake a small hill... So I activate it keeping it at low LOD, but since I now go on 50 LOD it stays on... Some traffic make me loose the throttle for a second or 2, then it disengages, but with the 50 LOD I need to go uphill I cannot engage it again... 2 chance here: I speed a lot to loose throttle again and activate eco cam, or I stay with the 50 LOD without eco-cam... If the hill is big I make 1st option, if is small I do the 2nd option... With the led we start to "feel" when it goes out of eco-cam, cause it makes a small bump every time the led turns off if we are still acelarating... __________________