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Old 06-30-2010, 10:15 AM   #81 (permalink)
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To chime in here, ahh the art of hypermileaging, before shifting back into Drive, I have found that you need to be get the RPMs of the engine back to where it will be before shifting, or you are ruining your car.
Not the case here... the computer will bring up the rpm's before it ingages the clutch.

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