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Old 07-17-2011, 12:50 PM   #36 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
Has any one with a V-belt setup tried to build a belt quick release?
A 10% gain is amaizing, but the drive ability aspect leaves a few holes to be filled in.
I have seen people talking about it here, but I don't think it has been built. Unless I missed it in search this site. Use the search function. Have you considered an alternator kill switch? My understanding is that, "off," an alternator is not a significant drag. It produces drag when it starts generating--for small or large loads. What if you turned it off and only charged your deep cycle battery when your voltage gauge told you it was needed--and then only while coasting?
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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