08-31-2005, 08:32 AM
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Real Name: Larry S. Singleton
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Hybrids: 2007 TCH and Loving It !
Posts: 1,427
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CVT Owners - Advice on Lean Burn speeds?
Attention Hypermile CVT owners:
I'm going to be assisting an HCH CVT owner here in Phoenix next week in a test to see if her car is achieving proper MPG or if it has a problem with the IMA system. She's only seeing upper 30s and is wondering if it is "just her" or if her car might have a problem.
Myself being the owner of a "manual tranny" HCH, I'm here today asking for some tips on achieving lean burn at certain speeds in a CVT so that I can maximize the MPG during the troubleshooting drive.
Any tips on what speeds between 34 and 58 are good "cruise set points" to achieve max lean burn MPG? Or any good tips at all for CVT drivers? I can manipulate the MPG pretty well in my MT, but the CVT will be a new ballgame for me, and I want to go in well-prepared.
Thanks All !!! 
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