I think that DFCO is the best option in most situations. If you have a long stretch of road with no cars, pedestrians, or animals; and DFCO causes too much engine braking for you to make it, then I could understand. But I think it's just a matter of time until some kid runs out in front of someone who is going to wish they had their power brakes.
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suspendedhatch, about braking: My power brakes and steering work fine with the engine off, though the brakes run out of stored pressure after 3 or 4 uses and then I have to put part of my 220 pound body into it -- and that's still enough for decent braking. However, I've tested quite thoroughly, and in my car Pulse & DFCO is the least efficient option, even worse than just cruising normally. Pulse & Glide with the engine on and transmission in neutral saves lots of gas. Those are my measured observations, not theories. Pulse & DFCO just doesn't work, at least in my VW. Anyway, the places where I would EOC do not have children, or pets, or people, or other cars; I drive some nice empty roads through the woods on the way to work: https://lh4.ggpht.com/ronanian/SDleut...6/IMG_0908.JPG Yes, I take a chance of hitting a deer/coyote/fox, but that is my own risk and I'm happy to take it. |
I eoc if it's going to be > about 10 seconds. I would probably go shorter, but my scangauge takes a couple seconds to come back online and the reported numbers are inaccurate if I do it too quickly.
I bump-start any time unless I'm actually stopped. A quick up-down pulse in 5th to fire the engine, then choose the gear and let it out again. There's little-to-no jolt or momentum lost that way. |
OK, on the question of the difference in enrichment for warm electric start vs. warm bump start: I hooked up the meter and found out for sure. Bump start definitely uses less fuel than electric start.
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