Throttle Position During Acceleration and its effect on FE

[JanGeo]

I seem to get crisp acceleration shifting at 2000 and the next gear drops rpm to 1500 rpm. Seems to be the minimum speed for good throttle response - the quicker I get out of the lower gears the less engine revolutions I make for distance traveled. Another thing to consider is the quicker you get up to speed the sooner you can start coasting and coasting with the engine running is best done at higher speed than too slowly, assuming the road allows a decent coasting distance. Of course each car is going to be a little different.