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Re: Carb tuning

To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Carb tuning
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 09:38:15 -0500
References: <445101c45608$ce11d9e0$0a0a010a@mail2world.com> <004a01c4560a$7fe82b00$f675fea9@p0k7l8>
> > higher output alternator reduce this effect? so
> > the drag on the motor would be less. Does it work that way?

> No!  The drag is related to the amperage load.

Well, ideally it would be. I have a feeling that the load of producing, say
15A from a 36A Lucas alternator would not necessarily be comparable to the
load of producing  the same 15A from a Bosch alternator from a Fiesta. Lucas
simply never sweated such concepts as efficiency.
David Lieb






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