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Originally Posted by Ecky
The engine working harder to accelerate generally improves economy, rather than the other way around.
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Hi Ecky, I'm curious about this statement. Are you saying that an engine working harder is more efficient, or are you saying that a vehicle reaching cruising speed in a shorter duration run-up is more efficient, probably due to the engine working harder for a shorter span of time to reach the same cruising speed?
In this case going taller on the gears could in fact cause the engine to work harder for a longer duration because it lacks the power to weight ratio to effectively get the vehicle to speed quickly, ergo working harder longer decreasing economy?