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Old 08-02-2008, 02:49 PM   #42 (permalink)
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Gascourt,

Are you sure you can isolate all those functions? My personal preference is to keep it simple. You never know what is connected to what in wiring harness. Unless you happen to be an electrical engineer then fill your boots.

The frictional losses in the belt would surely outweigh the slightly cooler spark and the fuel pump is designed to maintain a certain pressure regardless of voltage ( as long as it's not too low)

But I'm a bit of an idealist. I'm removing all the parasitic drag off my previa. Bye Bye belts!
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