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Originally Posted by t vago
That's easy. You're forcing the throttle to be more open in order to get the engine to do the same amount of work as before. That reduces throttling losses at the throttle plate, and reduces pumping losses in that your engine vacuum is lower than before.
Shrink those two losses, and you shrink the total amount of load placed on the engine. Shrinking the load means using less fuel.
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The first part, I agree with, which corresponds well with any BSFC map.
The second part, I'm not sure load is the right word, losses may be a better term to stick with.
