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Old 07-31-2017, 10:05 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by teoman View Post
Does pulse and glide also yield good results with diesels / turbo diesels?
Less than gasoline. You still save a bit on parasitic losses from accessories and some friction, but at least with older diesels, there's no throttle plate. Probably not worth the effort in most cases, unless you're going for records.
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