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Old 06-27-2013, 08:36 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by DucFanDan View Post
I'm guessing Also note that on a race car averaging 150mph or so around Le Mans, the axle speed is enough to keep the minimalist electrical system going just fine. On your street car, running the alternator that slowly may present you with the problem of inadequate electrical power to keep the car running and the battery charged.
I need to rais B/s flag here. Unless you drive an electric car perhaps.
The only mods to the alternator on a scca club car were the pulley Diameters.
Also most were not trailer queens though not daily drivers they were street legal play things. Ive seen electronic packages in race cars that resemble an aircraft cockpit though Lap tops have changed most of that.
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