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Originally Posted by aerohead
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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So it allows them to downsize an engine more to save fuel. If the technique is added to an existing car it would just be a performance enhancement and not a fuel saver. Correct?