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Re:What Motorcycles Teach About Maintenance by WirelessGigabit on Thursday June 15, 2023 @11:29AM (#36341934)
If we're talking about the same channel it also shows the fallacy of having a small engine.

A 1L 3cyl Ecoboost w/ 120hp has the same highway MPG as my 3L 6cyl w/ 340hp.

Smaller engines push in extra fuel to cool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aO2vC_iMTI

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Re:What Motorcycles Teach About Maintenance by Retric on Thursday June 15, 2023 @12:12PM (#36342670)
Yea no, you misunderstood what was being described driving at normal highway speeds is a low load in his examples.

It’s more accurate to say these engines are more efficient under normal driving conditions, but have the option to be driven at high acceleration or extreme speed. Anyone can get poor gas mileage in a Prius if they drive like a race car driver, nobody has the option to drive a big V6 efficiently.

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