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Less power losses wanted
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:22 pm
by Storm
Okay, I have disconnected my air con, it is Scotland over here dont ya know, and I am running an electrical power steering pump so I only have one belt running of the crank. Obviously this means I have less power losses from the engine.
Now, I have been looking at power losses through the alternator and I reckon if i get a motor to run it, similar to what I have done with the power steering I could get another few horses to deliver to the front wheels.
My mate in the Performance Nova Club reckons he can do it but has anyone here done anything similar before?
Any sensible advice welcomed
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:26 pm
by alekazam
The electric steering pump is a good idea but You’d be better off under driving your alternator by fitting a bigger pulley to it so it won’t spin as fast. its an old hot rod trick to free up a couple of ponies without significantly taxing the charge system. I don’t see why it won’t work on a fto.
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 6:32 pm
by jonowong
do you have a lightened crank pulley?
electric water pump?
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 6:30 pm
by I8A4RE
cost vs gain potential, IMO, is serously a waste of time money
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:48 am
by DaveO
Just remember the more electric drives you put on , the more power your alternator has to put out to drive them and the greater the load on the motor. So for road use your actualy going to loose kw's. Remember nothing is 100% efficiant.
Dave
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:53 am
by payaya
Geeze this is a new one. Take your whole AC setup out of the car if you want to gain .00000002 seconds down the quarter.
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:59 am
by FtoSam
Lol @ the idea... sounds good but wont work...
It will take more power to spin the alternator then what it will produce... so your entire charging system will fail...
As stated above... lightened pulleys and change the alternator wheel size...
Or just whack on some giggle gas..
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:53 pm
by Storm
FtoSam wrote:Lol @ the idea... sounds good but wont work...
It will take more power to spin the alternator then what it will produce... so your entire charging system will fail...
As stated above... lightened pulleys and change the alternator wheel size...
Or just whack on some giggle gas..
Was already on the giggle gas Sam, quite surprised I wasn't shot down immediatly at the stoopid idea of running the alt of a motor
And at the very mention of knowing someone in the
Performance Nova Club, unless of course in Australia a Nova isn't the useless piece of Chavvy crap that it is here in the UK
