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Old 01-31-2012, 07:40 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ConnClark View Post
Does an alternator kill switch really improve your mpg? All the electricity you draw from your battery has to be put back with a 15% penalty when recharging the battery.
On my CRX,Honda configured the electrical for the field such that at low manifold vacuum( accelerating/climbing,passing) the alternator would drop to 12-V output until the load was reduced,such that at cruise or deceleration,the battery would be topped-off.
A small measure to help out a pretty low-power engine.
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