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Old 12-16-2008, 07:05 PM   #15 (permalink)
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rik's prerunner - '03 Toyota Tacoma Prerunner Double Cab TRD 4A
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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian View Post
Of course, you can overcome that with Pulse & Glide....
*IF* you can Pulse & Glide. In most freeway conditions other than going downhill, my truck is too big to P&G for any gains. It's too heavy to accelerate efficiently, and it slows down way too fast. I do P&G in town a lot, but acceleration is still a killer for me that frequently backfires, running into blind stops and pileups, etc, that cut my little glide short. I calculated the tradeoffs, and the tolerances for when it'll work and when it won't are pretty tight. As I continue to aeromod (perhaps with a Kammback ), Pulse & Glide is becoming a better bet. But I don't expect to ever be able to efficiently P&G on a flat highway at 50mph. And around town it'll always be a crapshoot.
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