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Old 10-14-2008, 06:36 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cfg83 View Post
Obviously, the losses would outweigh the gains, but we have speculated, "what if" we put "mini windmill" fans at strategic locations on the front of our cars in order to get a little bit of "free juice".
No such thing as "free juice". The drag from the windmill would more than offset anything you got out of the alternator on it.

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