How to accelerate in P&G mode?

[sonyhome]

Originally Posted by theholycow

I try to use WOT as much as possible, but my car has a lot of low-end torque and it can be tough to moderate my acceleration at WOT. When I do, I shift at 1200 or 1400 RPM, entering the next gear at about 1000rpm. My pattern is as follows:
1st: A light, quick application of gas gets the car rolling enough for 2nd.
2nd: A quick stab gets the torque-strong car fast enough for 3rd or 4th, which are uselessly close in my car.
Depending on my current pattern, I may skip 3rd.
3rd, if I use it: A quick stab and I go from 15 to 20mph, and am ready for 4th.
4th: Now I get a chance to drop it to the floor for a couple seconds, at which point I'm going 25 or 30mph and am ready for 5th.
5th: On the floor until I reach the top of my pulse, then I begin P&G cycling.

Holycow, that's confirming my intuition is wrong and I need to review my red lights starts. Hondas don't really have much low end torque, they tend to have a longer power band and high-RPM limits with VTEC.

One more reason to hook up a PC to the car, to see where my gas is spent on my commute. i do get a lot of gliding, and I try to sync lights as much as possible.

I'll try to P&G in 5th gear (but I don't like -hum- slow accelerations in traffic).

BTW, I've found yet another way to hypermile: The AAA credit card gives 5% cash back on gas :-P

I not RPMs, flooring the accelerator, the injector duty cycle is close to 100%. So there's a max amount of gas in the piston. Is the explosion complete (gas fully used)? Is there always enough oxygen for the amount of gas pumped in the piston?