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I've put a switch in my mini diesel sports car that disconnects the alternator whenever I'm at full throttle. I drive with headlights on, and I figure I'm paying about a horsepower in alternator load, so a full throttle alternator cutoff is giving me about a 3% horsepower boost when I most need it. All well and good, but I have a further step in mind: is there any way to increase the load on an alternator when the brakes are on? I don't use brakes very much and I strongly doubt I have to worry about overcharging, it seems like it would be a slick way to get some braking energy back in the system.
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