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Originally Posted by Christ
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.
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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.