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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
WHoops! Not intentionally.  NO, that was just me mis-reading your post. I thought I read "every .1v drop".
That leaves the Flea with ~25 hp @ 12v with a 10hp/1v drop from 14.5 v.
Which is of course, still not likely. The test vehicle related to that statement probably had a billion horsepower to start with. |
OK, good point, that info is useless without the original power of that engine. Assuming it was 300hp originally that works out to 3.33% power loss per volt.
It is pretty common in the racing world to run a 16v battery without an alt. Under the same sag as a normal battery that works out to ~14.66v, perfect. In that situation horsepower is all that matters, so clearly that extra voltage makes a difference.