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Originally Posted by guroove
I have to agree with Geezer. Engineering and physics of engines are all good in the laboratory and classroom, but in the real world, you can't floor the pedal everywhere and not have to use your brakes more often. I've been driving like a grandma lately, keeping my engine rpm really low, and driving like there is an egg under my gas pedal, and I was able to get 280 miles from a tank where I used to be lucky to get 200 miles. I also stopped using my AC and stopped idling to warm up the engine, but still a 40% improvement just from changing driving habits is enormous.
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guroove-
Not sure how low, really low is, but I can assure you that if you're below the meat of your torque curve, you can do better that you already are doing, with just a little more rpms. Like funkymonkey's Prius, when you're below your torque curve, your engine bogs. Your low throttle settings work just fine when in the 'meat' of your torque curve. "Eggshelling" is exactly right, once you're 'torqued' up.
-Quick