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Old 04-25-2012, 05:33 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Dunno where you got that but most alternators are not 85% efficient from my reading. They're more like 50-60%. So, you should really multiply by 1.5 to get your final hp loss to the alternator. Of course, this only calculates the max hp loss to the alternator. You need to find the current draw in normal driving to get an accurate number, and of course that'll vary depending on the electrical load.
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