That would be low rpm, high manifold pressure.
Interestingly, during the runup to world war 2, charles Lindbergh was so antiwar that he resigned his commission in protes. After pearl harbor, he reapplied and was shunned by the US Govt, kept from helping in WW2 But through connections, he traveled to the Pacific as a civilian advisor. One of his projects was to extend the range of the P-38 Lightning. His testing and efforts resulted ina flight regime greatly increased the cruising range (and combat radius). What was the method? High Prop Pitch and High Throttle, which resulted in mildly 'lugging' the engines. Lindbergh explained cruise control techniques he had worked out for the Lightnings: reduce the standard 2,200 rpm to 1,600, set fuel mixtures to "auto-lean," and slightly increase manifold pressures. This, Lindbergh predicted, would stretch the Lightning's radius by 400 hundred miles, a nine-hour flight _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ray Ayala Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 8:17 PM To: pm; [email protected] Subject: Re: MPG up 50% so far GM studies show clearly that low-rpm low-vacuum produces the best mileage. ----- Original Message ----- From: pm <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 10:54 AM Subject: Re: MPG up 50% so far as far as driving techniques goes, is it better to keep the rev's and vacuum high or shift early and suck the vacuum down? pun in ten did, peter -- Medio tutissmus ibis You will go most safely by the middle course _____ _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
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