Re: Fuel economy (was Re: Pressure Acummulator Discoveries)

[esw5@postoffice2.mail.cornell.edu (Ernest Wong)]

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>john, the comment about wide throttle openings with lower revs being
>more economical than small throttle openings and high revs: does that
>apply equally and exactly to turbos and supercharged engines as well?
>
>the wildcard in this case is that boost pressure (and thus fuel
>injection) is varying...  anyone has an idea?
>
>
>eliot

I thought the most 'efficient' use of the engine was to shift up to the
next gear so that the engine will be at its torque peak. Is this my
mis-conception?
My 2.2 inline 5 peaks at 2500rpm for torque so I rarely go above 3500 in
normal driving.
my $0.02
Ernest Wong
esw5@cornell.edu