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Old 11-06-2014, 03:14 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ecky View Post
When BSFC charts are made, what is taken into account? Is this at the flywheel? Accessories attached?

I would imagine that, in practice, EoC probably provides a little more gain than can be predicted by these charts, depending on how they're made.

That said, I don't EoC in my Insight as I figure the savings, in absolute terms, are probably peanuts compared with driving at 80% load in lean burn.
I'm not entirely sure what is taken into account. I'd imagine the alternator is on the engine, but I'd highly doubt if they have anything else attached.

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