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Old 10-04-2008, 11:24 AM   #6 (permalink)
ATaylorRacing
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How do you do that ?
I tried to do that mentally with my odometer when I coast in neutral, but I'm not good enough to do 2 things at the same time

Denis.
I have a short term memory, but I have bought one of those counters that when you push the button it will keep track of how many times you push it. When I shut off the motor I look at the odometer and I KNOW I can memorize the 1/10th digit....then look again when I pop the clutch or if a stop when I restart it. Around here it is from .1 to .4 miles mostly, but on longer trips I can coast for over a mile depending on speed, traffic, and terrain. On long flat trips I usually coast about 5% of the distance. I do not do pulse and glide because it takes as long to regain the speed I was at as to what I coasted.....a steady speed works the best on my car on flat land.
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