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Old 09-20-2016, 09:07 PM   #156 (permalink)
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The idea behind lean burn in a gasoline engine is to reduce fuel consumption by lowering the amount of intake manifold vacuum that must be produced by the engine, on top of the work the engine already has to do to overcome drivetrain losses and push the vehicle down the road.

I think I shall restart my investigation of an alternate method of lowering intake manifold vacuum by the selective use of EGR at part-throttle cruise conditions.
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