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Old 03-17-2013, 01:57 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by qx4dude View Post
Has anyone here disconnected their alternator? I saw a video where a guy did that and installed an independent boat / marine battery to run the starter, A/C and power all the electronics. Is this really worth the trouble?
I'd rather not try it, unless I had a manual transmission and an old-school Diesel engine that I could bump-start

But depending on how you decrease the electrical load, an underdrive pulley for the alternator (or a smaller alternator) is not bad at all

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