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BabyDiesel · 05-22-2015, 04:09 PM

Diesel engines usually have their max BSFC at a low rpm. I would lean towards keeping it in high gear and finessing the throttle. Of course, the only truthful answer will come through real world testing.

05-22-2015, 04:09 PM	#57 (permalink)
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