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Old 12-22-2007, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by svxistentialist View Post
No
No
And er, no.



I agree here and I have been saying this a long time.

Phil runs his jdm with the Power switch on all the time. I used also do so when I had the Claret.

As I check all tanks of fuel from brim to brim, and record it [sad, or what? ] I know from driving that running with the Power shift map only makes little or no difference to consumption of fuel. From my own records 1 mpg worse or no difference is typical. I can't say if in some cases the Power map caused improvement in consumption, but this might be unrealistic, as gains could be cancelled by the fact you would enjoy driving in a more sporty manner, and so use more fuel.

Also, redlightning, BMW autos also have a "sport" button to run a more sporty shift map on theirs. This switch does not come with a warning about gearbox destruction.

I rest my case.

Joe
thanks, i was just hesitant about the whole thing now i'm gonna have to hook it up
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