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I agree with Mike on this. The myth that luggiing can hurt an engine formed decades ago. Carburators do a poor job with slow, pulsey air flow, causing engines to run too rich or too lean which could damage them. Engine knock also most likely occurs under full throttle at low RPM.
Poor engine mounting and internal balancing caused lots of shaking at certain RPMs too.
Result: "Do not lug your engine! It's bad for it!" That's what my grandfather used to tell me.
All these problems are solved in modern electronically controlled fuel injected engines.
Sometimes, accelerating from a stop I use full throttle with 2K (or lower) shifts points. Acceleration is about the same as normal traffic. The advantage is getting to cruising speed and lean burn quickly. The result is about the same MPG as normal throttle and shift points.
Poor engine mounting and internal balancing caused lots of shaking at certain RPMs too.
Result: "Do not lug your engine! It's bad for it!" That's what my grandfather used to tell me.
All these problems are solved in modern electronically controlled fuel injected engines.
Sometimes, accelerating from a stop I use full throttle with 2K (or lower) shifts points. Acceleration is about the same as normal traffic. The advantage is getting to cruising speed and lean burn quickly. The result is about the same MPG as normal throttle and shift points.
