TylerZ281500
Yukon Ridin High
Today in the shower i had a thought about MPG in relevance to RPMs's
my initial though was that fewer RPM's means the engine rotates less which means less gas consumed correct? if that theory is semi correct then wouldnt being light on the gas pedal and being stuck in 1st and 2nd gear maybe third for some time increase the amount of fuel consumed, unlike it would in 4th.
my thoughts are that my truck (88 K1500, 350, 700R4) has some very odd gears, even my friend noticed. i dont know the difference between gears and rpms in a 700R4 vs 4L60E but my friend mentioned there was noticeably fewer rpms in each gear than his 4L60E. i dont have nuumbers as i didnt ask but he noticed a couple hundred or so difference in some gears, which i found odd but believable because at 4th gear im not far from idle.
now back to the MPG question, based on my driving habits, im a light foot.before i hit the gas i take my foot of the brake let it creep then hit the gas, and i drive slow, not horribly slow but im not stomping on it at every light. would it make more sense for me to be a little heavier on the pedal if i knew i would hit 4th and keep it there for a while? do 3rd and 4th gear or just 4th outweigh the amount of MPG's than 1st or 2nd? (that made sense in my head, not sure if it does in writing)
i Know rear end gears also play a big part of this but lets just keep that as an invisible factor and not worry about it for the moment.
Im not looking to squeeze more miles outta my truck i get a steady 13 on a normal day, im just wondering how much play there is in RPM's with MPG's. just something id like to know, dont just tell me im wrong or im dumb for thinking this, actually prove it. if you prove my whole theory wrong i wont be mad if you have some supporting wisdom behind it. Live and Learn thats all im trying to do. also what i said might not make a ton of sense, ii had a difficult time putting what was in my head down onto the page.
my initial though was that fewer RPM's means the engine rotates less which means less gas consumed correct? if that theory is semi correct then wouldnt being light on the gas pedal and being stuck in 1st and 2nd gear maybe third for some time increase the amount of fuel consumed, unlike it would in 4th.
my thoughts are that my truck (88 K1500, 350, 700R4) has some very odd gears, even my friend noticed. i dont know the difference between gears and rpms in a 700R4 vs 4L60E but my friend mentioned there was noticeably fewer rpms in each gear than his 4L60E. i dont have nuumbers as i didnt ask but he noticed a couple hundred or so difference in some gears, which i found odd but believable because at 4th gear im not far from idle.
now back to the MPG question, based on my driving habits, im a light foot.before i hit the gas i take my foot of the brake let it creep then hit the gas, and i drive slow, not horribly slow but im not stomping on it at every light. would it make more sense for me to be a little heavier on the pedal if i knew i would hit 4th and keep it there for a while? do 3rd and 4th gear or just 4th outweigh the amount of MPG's than 1st or 2nd? (that made sense in my head, not sure if it does in writing)
i Know rear end gears also play a big part of this but lets just keep that as an invisible factor and not worry about it for the moment.
Im not looking to squeeze more miles outta my truck i get a steady 13 on a normal day, im just wondering how much play there is in RPM's with MPG's. just something id like to know, dont just tell me im wrong or im dumb for thinking this, actually prove it. if you prove my whole theory wrong i wont be mad if you have some supporting wisdom behind it. Live and Learn thats all im trying to do. also what i said might not make a ton of sense, ii had a difficult time putting what was in my head down onto the page.