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Forum: General Fuel Topics

05-07-2006, 05:27 PM

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Alterpower (shutting off alternator)

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Posted By MetroMPG

or i could just calculate

or i could just calculate the max RPM i drive and use the motor that achieves closest to that.

though, it would be wasting energy most of the time, so it's not a particularly efficient approach. ...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

05-07-2006, 03:49 PM

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Alterpower (shutting off alternator)

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Posted By MetroMPG

Re: belts

just to clarify, i do have a belt on the water pump. but i had to customize something to fit, since those pulleys are non-adjustable.

i ended up using a multiple layer section of inner tube,...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

05-07-2006, 03:05 PM

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Alterpower (shutting off alternator)

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Posted By MetroMPG

i was thinking about testing

i was thinking about testing this and was only hesitating because i'm getting behind on my various other projects. :O

but today i found a shorter stretch (maybe 1 km long) of level road much...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

05-07-2006, 01:14 PM

Replies: 30

Alterpower (shutting off alternator)

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Posted By MetroMPG

i went for a nearly 50 km /

i went for a nearly 50 km / 30 mi trip today - nearly an hour - with my alternator belt removed. the engine seems to run nicer, particularly at low rpm where i usually have it - but that *would*...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

12-21-2005, 07:32 PM

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Alterpower (shutting off alternator)

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Posted By MetroMPG

it does sound high. a quote

it does sound high. a quote from the "TIGERS" article from the top of this thread:

sounds more realistic. and it's referring to ALL belt driven items - a/c, alternator, water pump - not just...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

12-21-2005, 06:53 PM

Replies: 30

Alterpower (shutting off alternator)

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Posted By MetroMPG

Quote:I will not, however,

i hear you. had the same in my 89 accord. i liked it - it was nice to be able to open the windows while driving on a hot day.

that said, i don't miss pw/pdl in the firefly ... because i can...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

12-21-2005, 04:42 PM

Replies: 30

Alterpower (shutting off alternator)

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Posted By MetroMPG

no wonder they didn't put it

no wonder they didn't put it in my firefly then. the motor only puts out 55 hp :D

do none of the scangauge-equipped forum users live someplace warm? we need a wintertime test pilot / researcher.

Forum: General Fuel Topics

12-21-2005, 04:27 PM

Replies: 30

Alterpower (shutting off alternator)

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Posted By MetroMPG

Re: this question came up on a

if it were summer i'd go borrow my mom's car (camry) and do a quick scangauge test for you . (the firefly is manual steering.)

alas, it's -15C (5F) and snowing lightly at the moment and i'm not...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

12-21-2005, 01:20 PM

Replies: 30

Alterpower (shutting off alternator)

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Posted By MetroMPG

this question came up on a

this question came up on a metro/swift forum yesterday. sure it would help with mpg, but,

(cut & paste...)

then someone else suggested that the rack replacement was the way to go.

Forum: General Fuel Topics

12-19-2005, 06:21 PM

Replies: 30

Alterpower (shutting off alternator)

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Posted By MetroMPG

variation on the

variation on the theme...

alternator/generator which runs more efficiently using "waste" exhaust gasses, turbo style:

TIGERS — Turbo-generator Integrated Gas Energy Recovery System
...

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