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Old 01-12-2009, 12:15 PM   #17 (permalink)
wagonman76
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Originally Posted by Big Dave View Post
I'm with Metro. I've never seen lower RPM cause reduced MPG. Claims that higher RPM gives more MPG are never substantiated,

I substantiate the opposite premise (that lower RPM promotes better MPG) every day.
Me too. Only exception is if you gear to such a low rpm that you cannot keep going in a lot of your typical driving situations without downshifting, then youll lose mpg.
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