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Old 08-24-2008, 09:38 PM   #50 (permalink)
greenitup
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i have found so far with my truck that it gets better fe the easier you are on the pedal, it is hard to accelerate because takes alot of gas to move. So far p+g has hurt me but i am planning on trying different ways to include it.

I would think that theoretically it would depend on your engine size (50% power output from a big v8 is different than one from a v6) aerodynamics (the more aerodynamic the easier to accelerate the move acceleration from same power) weight (the heavier the vehicle the more power it takes to accelerate, and if that is paired with a smaller engine the better efficiency is to accelerate slow and not p/g; but if you have a big engine compared to the weight of car then you are better off accelerating average and p/g)

so it is all based on the car.
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