Mike Walsh,
How about changing the email address in your news reader. Yes spamsucks
really is a valid address, I've had the address for about five years. I
don't want to get your usenet post. So change it. Send me a private
email if you don't believe me, so I can forward your The National MS
Society email to you.
Change it!!!!!
Mike Walsh wrote:
> Many years ago it was better to keep the revs down and open the throttle
to get good engine efficiency. These days engines will not run efficiently
at wide open throttle because of the high compression ratio; which
requires that the spark be retarded and the fuel mixture enriched to
prevent pinging. This is worse in hot weather with low octane gas; not so
bad in cool weather with higher octane gas. You are probably doing the
right thing by keeping the revs up and avoiding wide throttle opening. An
automatic transmission should do it - automatically.
>
> Obakesan wrote:
>> Folks
>>
>> just wanted to see if others here have the same findings as me. I don't
>> have an accurate fuel consumption meter to confirm it.
>>
>> 5 speed manual:
>>
>> flat road driving with a constant speed best fuel economy is the
highest gear
>> you have
>>
>> however, as soon as you start to climb a hill, then reduce the gear to
keep
>> the revs closer to the maximum torque range of the engine.
>>
>> On my mitsubi**** (V6 3L) at 100Km/H in 5th I find that I change back to
4th or
>> perhaps 3rd depending on the hill / load of passengers n stuff.
>>
>> My mate on the other hand just keeps his foot on the pedal untill the
revs
>> start to slow (meaning he's loosing speed), then changes down to get to
the
>> same gear as I got to earlier.
>>
>> On an automatic gearbox:
>>
>> I flick it out of OD as soon as I start up the hill, and flick it back
on
>> nearing the crest (as speed starts to rise anyway). This often requires
no
>> change in pedal indicating to me that I'm not needing to open up the
>> 'throttle' more meaning using less fuel.
>>
>> no?
>>
>> See Ya
>> (when bandwidth gets better ;-)
>>
>> Chris Eastwood
>> Photographer, Programmer
>> Motorcyclist and dingbat
>>
>> please remove undies for reply
>
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