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Old 01-05-2011, 07:03 AM   #1 (permalink)
Zerohour
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Turbo-Charged Alternator

Had this idea a few weeks back, did some searching and apparently I'm not the first to have this revelation...but I am wondering has anyone actually completed the build? I know there are quite a few nay-sayers, but at the same time alot of us around here are puttering on a 1.0L-1.6L motor.

I have a feeling that my 2.5L Subaru has some exhaust gas to spare without negatively effecting performance.

So I'm looking for any information on a completely machined unit and maybe some ideas of how it was done. There are a few differences that will occur using a turbo spline to drive an alternator and not a turbine. Or even information on where it failed if it was tried.

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