Turning an alternator into a motor (while still being an alternator)

[jakobnev]

But what if that's the 0.15s that makes your car faster than your neighbours?

[Frank Lee]

Yes, that is vitally important. But what I REALLY want out of it is for my car to be noisier than my neighbors'.

[bestclimb]

Originally Posted by Frank Lee

Yes, that is vitally important. But what I REALLY want out of it is for my car to be noisier than my neighbors'.

That can easily be accomplished, a loud recording of a large radial engine piped through some huge speakers in the trunk, or you could play some rap with lots of bass, that way it can vibrate your trunk and make it sound like your car is flatulent every time the bass hits.

[payne171]

Find a wrecked GM Hybrid. What you are describing is what their original mild hybrid system was, except it used a lot bigger motor than the average alternator and I think it was 36 volts. Well, not totally. I think it replaced both the alternator and the starter.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by payne171

Find a wrecked GM Hybrid. What you are describing is what their original mild hybrid system was, except it used a lot bigger motor than the average alternator and I think it was 36 volts. Well, not totally. I think it replaced both the alternator and the starter.

The alternator I'm not so sure, but the starter is gone into the parallel-hybrids because the electric motor bump-starts it anyways...