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Old 08-13-2017, 01:52 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JockoT View Post
Since trying this I have recorded a 2% improvement in my fuel consumption for my usual weekend trip to Danderhall.
That doesn't necessarily mean that your pulse and DFCO is the cause for improvement. 2% could easily come from traffic lights being kind to you or good weather.

Using DFCO keeps you from using gas while it's active, but also eats your speed. DFCO should almost exclusively be used when you're slowing anyway or trying to maintain speed going down hill.

You'll probably see better results applying a tiny bit of throttle for your glide to stay out of DFCO. You'll only use a tiny bit of fuel and should see much longer glides.
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