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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
I searched around and found:
"Electricly unhooking" the alternator seemed to net about a 5% gain.
Deleting or unhooking the belt seemed to be the real money maker, +10%MPG.
Just running off battery power alone isn't that appealing since each large marine starting battery I have been eyeing will run nearly $180 each.
I had already been considering a small solar panel to keep the batteries topped off in winter, now I am thinking about scaling that up.
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So possibly half the gain is from disconnecting the belt? That would put the lie to what I was told about the big gain being in preventing the alternator from generating power.
For a solar panel, you might consider this company:
100w Solar Panel battery charger f boat,car.waterproof | eBay
They are the folks I have considered. The panel is thin and flexible, and I can fit a panel large enough for 120w on my Civic roof.