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Jul 6, 2008 | 07:14 AM

#21

NEK FIT

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This has been a good thread with some thought-provoking material in it. I am considering doing some more pulse-and-glide driving in my Sport manual (averaging 41 mpg currently). However, there is one thing that nobody has mentioned: the "pissing-off-the-spouse" factor.

Gee, maybe we should start a new thread on that one.

Jul 6, 2008 | 09:39 PM

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Gordio

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Originally Posted by RichXKU

No, you should always pulse in the highest gear possible without lugging the engine. Unless you are hill climbing 30-35 MPH means shift into 5th gear. Using low gears will negate any benefit.

Update

I tried cruising highway pulsing 4th gear, flooring the pedal. I think it doesn't work haha. My mileage was unaffected. I'm now gonna try your way, where I pulse using 5th gear and accelerate moderately.