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Old 09-28-2010, 06:47 PM   #4 (permalink)
theycallmeebryan
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Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech View Post
what is it exactly, a turbo married to an alternator?? The lack of details is striking.
Exactly what i was thinking....with a reduction gear or a clutch that locked the rpm of the alternator at its most efficient point....

It still takes power to turn the alternator though.
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