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Old 03-30-2013, 02:31 AM   #12 (permalink)
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One feature from the motorcycles that I like is the mounting of the magneto right in the same axis of the crankshaft, so no belts, no pulleys. In a no-frills car it can also work decently, I've already seen it done into some Volkswagen air-cooled engines, but since their alternator (or dynamo in older ones) is usually bolted to the engine-cooling fan it ended up requiring a different fan setup.
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