05-04-2006, 12:32 AM
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indeed this is a topic i'm
indeed this is a topic i'm trying to figure out on my own.
1/3 open throttle and 2000 rpms shifts? (my engine does not like low luggy rpms like 1500 in 3rd will consume more gas than in 2000 rpms)
or following the recommended shifts points in my manual book?
15 mph (24 km/h) 2nd gear 3300 rpms drops to 1700 rpms
27 mph (43 km/h) 3rd gear 3000 rpms drops to 1800 rpms
39 mph (63 km/h) 4th gear 2500 rpms drops to 2100 rpms
53 mph (83 km/h) 5th gear 2500 rpms drops to 2100 rpms
seems like honda really wants me to to keep it between 2000 and 3000 rpm i can see why. If you lightly touch the throttle at anything higher than 1700 rpms the MPG meter will spike for the better. Anything lower than that rpm (with the exception of 5th gear and sometimes 4th until it goes below 1500 rpms) and any input on the throttle and i'll be using more gas than usual just to pull the engine (so lugging in theory). I have a bad habit of trying to keep rpms too low and maybe that's why when I stop I really mess up my average?
argh one of the only bottlenecks from preventing me from getting good mileage besides the DIY mods.
it seems at low rpms accelerating, i use more gas to produce an x amount of pulling power which is pretty low if you ask me. BUt at a higher rpms, I eat almost as same amount of gas but the pull is much greater.... hm.........
no real answer argh!
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