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Old 03-01-2014, 03:05 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by dssence View Post
So you say it's better to keep it over 3500 but less than 4k? I'm most of the time below 3k, check what I said to vincent. About driving habit.
It all depends - you're probably best off keeping revs under 3k or so and only using 50-70% throttle, but that may not accelerate fast enough in the city. If you have to accelerate a bit faster than that would give, I would say revving it up a bit more (as I said, 3.5-4k) would be preferable to flooring it while you're lugging the engine at 2.5k.

Also, you will probably get slightly improved mileage as it breaks in, but I wouldn't expect it to be a magic cure-all or anything. The reality is, you're driving in the city. You won't get good gas mileage (and you still never answered my question about the length of your trips).
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