Using DFCO to increase your MPG

[Yaris Hilton]

DFCO is not worth giving all the attention people are giving it here. It's just cutting off the tiny bit of idle fuel that cars used to waste while coasting in gear. It's done for emissions control primarily. Nearly every car has it now. No biggie.

[BailOut]

Originally Posted by Yaris Hilton

DFCO is not worth giving all the attention people are giving it here. It's just cutting off the tiny bit of idle fuel that cars used to waste while coasting in gear. It's done for emissions control primarily. Nearly every car has it now. No biggie.

Actually, only around 50% of all cars have it now, and when employed willingly it is a valuable fuel saving tool. I'm surprised to hear you make such a flippant remark regarding something that so easily saves fuel.

Please also remember that for folks that live in hilly areas DFCO is even more useful. For example, when coming down the mountain I can stay in DFCO for several miles at a time. That makes a huge impact over the course of each tank.

[KrazyDawg]

Originally Posted by BailOut

Actually, only around 50% of all cars have it now, and when employed willingly it is a valuable fuel saving tool. I'm surprised to hear you make such a flippant remark regarding something that so easily saves fuel.

Please also remember that for folks that live in hilly areas DFCO is even more useful. For example, when coming down the mountain I can stay in DFCO for several miles at a time. That makes a huge impact over the course of each tank.

That's a good point. I've seen my average MPG increase when using DFCO downhill.