Gary Palmer |
06-05-2007 10:58 AM |
Welcome to GasSavers:
The phenomenon you are describing does have some validity, I think, but it is pretty counter intuitive. I had one trip where I went up the hill in 5th, with probably about 1/4 throttle. I was not able to go fast, but I just wanted to try steady. Coming back, I did EOC about 80% of the way back. I was pretty amazed at the mileage I seemed to get.
I removed the steering lock from my car, because one of the issues I was not comfortable with was the possibility of turning my ignition switch to a point where the steering lock engaged. On your car, since the odometer is electronic, you need to have the switch on, but with the engine not running, in order for it to operate. I don't think their is anything you can damage, or at least I haven't heard of any and if their was, I think someone here would have said something.
On your brakes, they have power assist, which operates off of the vacume from the engine running. With the engine off it will operate once or maybe twice and then you no longer have power assist. Technically you still have braking, but depending on the car it can vary from a little stiffer to feels like it's impossible to brake. You need to be aware of how that feals, if your going to do EOC and you need to be comfortable that you can still brake and steer the car, with no assist.
If your car is newer than 98, you can get a scangauge, which will give you a number of additional options, in terms of information. You still have to leave the ignition on, for it to work because it gets all of it's input from the ECU, whether the engine is running or not. If your car is older than 98, you can get a Super MID controller.
Good Luck!
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