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Old 05-09-2011, 12:49 AM   #102 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
The oil pump is driven by the vacuum pump via the intermediate shaft, so my next goal is an electric drive for the oil pump, so I can delete both the balance shaft and oil pump drive altogether. Between the two, they can rob a significant chunk of energy.
Are you planning on going mild hybrid in the future? I would think going from the engine to the alt to the motor to the oil pump would use more energy than direct drive.
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