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Old 03-19-2014, 01:34 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by justme1969 View Post
I think its amazing that yall would recomend over inflating tires 40% and all agree on that dangerous idea yet whittle away against a simple concept.
Should you pull back you browser it reads first of post" IS YOUR ?"
You will argue for hours the benefits of your new LED bulbs that are saving you 30% over halogen and incadescent, ok thats 15-20 watts only!
But yet you dissect every word from an educational post such as this one that may infact save 60 - 80 watts.
Never did I imply that a grill block is a bad thing I have my own complete lower blocked. I used an LED light to indicate cycle times.
You are a fool if you think a running constantly alternator is saving you fuel.
Why not instead speak of how better to set up a proper grill block with testing and cooling fundamentals.
The good news is that lots of people were educated to spite your pessimism.
I will give ya arguementative suckers this 400 watts is a bit much so to figure your own watts it is v x a = W 12 vdc. x 8 amps = 96.
unless your operating at 13.2vdc like me and only draw 6 amps then its 79watts. and that is still alot higher than your LED light bulb savings and possibly is higher than your benefit from the grill block.
Ok NOW Im done.
So now the argument is 96w vs potentially several counts of aero drag? Obviously we don't want to tax our systems unnecessarily, but you have to admit starting with an arguement saying 400w then turning around and admitting its actually 79-96 is a bit self defeating. Interesting perspective though, I think it's good to think about these things so that we don't cause damage to our vehicles.
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