On 1/29/05 6:29 AM, "Ken Lewis" <kdlewis_wasting_time@ACCESS4LESS.NET> wrote: > Interesting. So you keep paying for this upgrade for the rest of it's life, > as in reduced gas milage and performance. > Ken Lewis > http://neksiwel.20m.com/ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dennis Haynes" <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 6:30 PM > Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Alternator upgrade note > > > ..... Add other inefficiencies in the >> drive and yes, you can loose 5 hp running one. > > I have put in bigger alternators on other vehicles and the gas milage difference came in with the size of the engine and weight class of vehicle. Performance wise I never saw any differences. On by subie 2.2 and the heavy van combo I would probably expect about a .1 mpg difference at 3k rpm and full draw on the alternator at that rpm. Less than an airconditioner or a power steering pump. Which I run neither. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional. http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info) http://www.westydriver.com |
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