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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian
I'm a big fan of high load and low rpm so I lean towards the 5th gear approach. It depends on what you mean by "floor" it, though. If you're actually flooring it (max throttle), then 4th gear would be better because it's likely tuned to run rich on full throttle. If you're using heavy but not max throttle, 5th gear is good.
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I agree
In my experience I can almost never get higher instant mpg readout in 4th as 5th at a heavier load. At the point where I literally can't maintain safe speed and have bled off too much momentum is when I switch to 4th gear
I also try to get a running start of higher speed before the hill to bleed off gradually
In my head I think 5th is the only choice but I could be wrong and also maybe be my individual car it works best