When you accelerate, the engine RPM increases, and as you let off the gas, the RPM slowly returns to the normal idling speed with the help of the idle air control valve making the transition from a higher RPM back down to idle speed while adjusting the air /
fuel ratio constantly to allow this to happen smoothly.
Not exact matches
Depending on the point in time the payout
ratio may differ substantially, as it does for National
Fuel Gas (NYSE: NFG) with a payout
ratio constantly fluctuating between 30 and more than 100 %.
It achieves better
fuel economy than a conventional automatic transmission by
constantly changing
ratios to keep the engine running in its most efficient rpm range based on driver demands.
It's not quite as impressive here,
constantly hunting for a more
fuel - efficient
ratio, but given the FX's softer - edged mission, it's neither unexpected nor unforgivable.
Constantly variable transmissions like those found in the Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic, Honda Accord (base engine), almost all Subarus, and of course, most hybrids, save
fuel by eliminating the shifting completely and by increasing the total
ratio spread available.
Multiple sensors
constantly monitor critical operating parameters, such as throttle position, intake air temperature, coolant temperature, ambient air pressure, intake airflow volume, intake manifold pressure, exhaust air -
fuel ratio and the position of the crankshaft and cams.