Thread: Alternator Mods
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Old 06-07-2009, 01:49 AM   #39 (permalink)
Verdann
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Originally Posted by sdpflag View Post
what if you put an air conditioning compressor clutch on the alternator and hooked that up to an openguage or something that tracks instant MPG's and had it engage only when the MPG were above a certain amount. this would disengage the clutch whenever we accelerate or drive up hills or such when any extra load on the engine hurts us the most.
I was wondering about this myself.
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