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Old 10-07-2009, 06:51 AM   #25 (permalink)
nemesis
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rusty - '00 ford mustang coupe
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Originally Posted by extragoode View Post
I'd love to do this and started a thread discussing it about this time last year. I just couldn't come up with any practical way to accomplish it. I also didn't know that's what was done on race cars, but it makes sense, plus those guys will do anything to get more total power out of the engine. Do you know of any aftermarket parts for this that would work on my pickup? Or on any production vehicle, or are all the setups you're talking about completely custom?
This is a great idea, but there is a downfall to that, there are usually 22-16% losses in the drivetrain, so the engine is going to work little bit harder to turn the alternator which will give you worse results on the highway, but will definitely give you positive results in stop and go traffic. This is my personal opinion only, it my be wrong.

On that same note I think the best idea would be is to get the alternator working while you're gliding/decelerating/coasting, I am sure there is a way to get it working off of tps reading.
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