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Old 07-31-2017, 09:50 PM   #8 (permalink)
Mustang Dave
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Trigger - '07 Ford Mustang V6 Premium Coupe
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I have been thinking of a way to reduce pumping losses. I have a few ideas, but the most practical may be to accelerate with lots of throttle, maybe half to three quarter open, but not open enough to go into open loop, but still shift at the same low RPM.
That's how I accelerate with my Mustang. Most of the time.

My numbers aren't too bad for a 4-liter V-6 in a 3500# car.
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The presence of traffic is the single most complicating factor of hypermiling. I know what I'm going to do, it's contending with whatever the hell all these other people are going to do that makes things hard.
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