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carjunkie
Re: a15 bolt ons
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littledarkone wrote:
dd, why would you say that? it's not much power gained from an alternator but sometimes every little bit counts. One trick intead of changeing the alternator is to use a larger pulley on it so it draws less current and hence not putting as much resistance on the engine.

I thought a alternator Produced current rather than drew current? The load created by the alternator is as a result of the current drawn by the engine and other electrical components (ie headlights, thermo, ect).
Wouldn't a larger pulley be used to reduce the alternator revs in a high rev motor, similar to reducing cavitaion in a water pump?
Could you actually increase power in this way? I would have thought the alternator would only cause power loss under load, whereby a larger wheel will make it harder to turn.
Can anyone confirm or dispute this?

Posted on: 2007/1/3 12:38
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     a15 bolt ons tuff14l 2007/1/2 5:14
       Re: a15 bolt ons sunny 2007/1/2 11:57
         Re: a15 bolt ons LittleFireyOne 2007/1/2 12:06
           Re: a15 bolt ons ddgonzal 2007/1/2 21:27
       Re: a15 bolt ons datsmokin 2007/1/2 22:16
         Re: a15 bolt ons Ronald 2007/1/3 2:38
         Re: a15 bolt ons LittleFireyOne 2007/1/3 12:01
           Re: a15 bolt ons carjunkie 2007/1/3 12:38




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