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Red Bread · 06-05-2013, 03:41 PM

4 cycle engines are more efficient with WOT and low rpm than partial opening and higher rpm, so if you short shift, but use lots of throttle, you'll see better mileage numbers than if you try to creep up on speeds while in lower gears.

06-05-2013, 03:41 PM	#36
Red Bread Major General 4463 Rep 9,160 Posts Drives: Smog machines Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	4 cycle engines are more efficient with WOT and low rpm than partial opening and higher rpm, so if you short shift, but use lots of throttle, you'll see better mileage numbers than if you try to creep up on speeds while in lower gears.
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