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Old 02-01-2019, 11:46 AM   #2 (permalink)
jakobnev
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I doubt very much that the cable mod produced those results, there is just not enough power lost in the OEM-cables.

If for example you go from 16 to 18.5mpg at 100Km/h you are saving about 2l per hour. that's 19kW from the fuel, with 21% engine and 70% alternator efficiencies that would mean you had at least 2.8kW electrical losses in the wires.

The entire electrical load of a typical car is maybe a tenth of that.
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