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Old 07-29-2009, 01:30 PM   #7 (permalink)
markweatherill
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I wonder if this concept would be better with a diesel engine. They seem to have the gas flow to get a turbo spinning at lower RPMs.
But, an alternator is a larger mass to get spinning in the first place than a turbo impeller. Especially after an engine start, it's going to be hard to get it spinning.
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