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Old 08-07-2015, 11:43 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by S Keith View Post
I didn't see it discussed, but I might have missed it. The Honda IMA system counts current when discharging, and there is an upper limit where the car will stop using assist, so it doesn't matter how much extra capacity you might have, the car will not use it. How does this affect your project?
Got a source of that info for me to follow?

Cobb had an Enginer kit in his 2nd gen Insight, which worked fine except for the DC booster quitting at a hump. Based on that I can't see why my plan would not work.
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