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Old 10-14-2013, 04:36 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
That's one of the papers I looked at when I re-ratioed my alternator and water pump: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ork-20558.html
Did you ever get a feel for the ballpark % efficiency gained from stripping all of those accessories out and running reduction ratios?
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