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Old 07-01-2016, 11:44 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by spacemanspif View Post
Idle load is high 20s or low 30s. Seems kinda crazy that idling cost that much power....
Because it doesn't. Get up to speed and put it in neutral. ~100mpg.

You guys are overlooking what 'load' means. It means if you're idle load is 20%, your engine is producing 20% of the torque it can at that RPM.
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