Hi 'ya Oil pan,
You're correct the cooling issue can be fixed fairly easily and probably will get sorted out before long. The hydraulic tank has a heat exchanger made for a garden hose. Unfortunately I can't run a garden hose in Michigan during the winter.
The alternator delete is an excellent idea and will defiantly be tested. Ideas like that will be videoed and posted on YouTube.
HHO qualifies as a rabbit hole experiment and of course deserves to be tested.
I forgot to include some info on the dyno engine...
The dyno engine is more or less stock. It was completely disassembled, cleaned, but not rebuilt. As I recall it has about 170K miles. The only new parts were the hydraulic valve lash adjusters and new gaskets. The cylinder head was shaved .010 (ten thousandths) for a slight bump in compression.
Here are some other ideas that will be tested this winter. Hopefully we can get some fresh ideas in the loop.
Advancing or retarding the camshaft with an adjustable sprocket.
adjusting the fuel pressure
gasoline heat exchanger
Plus many more!
Jim