1badFB

iTrader: (1)

Hahaha I know this probably wouldnt make much of a difference at all with a stock alternator(maybe a later model or higher amperage), and is a prety stupid idea but when I was looking over the prison style power thread it hit me!, Someone on the quest for every last ounce of horsepower should hook up some sort of relay system to the alternator so that you could temporarily disable the alternator and just run off the battery. Im sure as long as you didnt drive like that too long you should be fine, and you might have an extra horse or two? hahahaha..........

Arockrx7

I dont see how having the altinator stop generating power would create horsepower, unless the belt is taken off.

Mazda12AGS

but the belt would still be running the alt so in turn you would pick up no more power and have just a dead battery.

torean

i think u'd need to fig up some sort of a clutch to the pulley like the A/C unit....

Mazda12AGS

but even after all that work you maybe, maybe would pick up 2 horsepower.

coldy13

You could do it with a relay and WOT switch If you hook a relay to the alternator output wire to shut that off, and another to the field coil(2 wires on the back of alt) then the alternator should just rotate but not make any power. But you'll probably get a lot less life from your battery and only get maybe 2hp.

Lee Lyons

I thought you were going to say...use an electric turbo or something...nope should have figured

iceblue

I was exspecting a leaf blower. The more load that is put on the ALT the harder the system must work. IIRC the alt is harder or takes more work to turn something like that. So the less amps it must put out the less drain there is on the motor creating a few more HP. If you dont run a Efan you will probly only see like <1hp without headlights on. A good fan will pull around 3 to 7hp but e-fans only run when needed.

All you need to do is run a relay to the exciter wire.

blwfly

iTrader: (4)

how bout bolting a air compressor to the car and run a hose to ya carb lol
have 60psi contibues

torean

the concept is airflow not air pressure

pimpncuba

my dad used to do this on old hot rods. you notice a difference, but it is nowhere close to turning off the ac and accelerating. not sure exactly what he used to do it, but i know it involved a switch. if anyone is interested i can check and see what all was used

i've never done it despite his medeling because i am afraid i would forget to turn it back on or something and kill the battery. my 0.02

zduford

leaf blower...hmm... might be a good idea just for s and g's.......how many cubic feet can thouse things move, compared to a stock nikki.

Might be something to try.......

crazy_ugly_coyote

How about hooking up a scuba tank????

zduford

scuba tank...might be a bad idea.....lol.....ohh...HOW ABOUT NITROX!!!!! yes!....

But yeha... permantly hook up a leaf blower, or a motor out of like a shopvac.....i wanna try this **** out.. just have to get my car running