perfect.disguise

Hmm I have a friend that has a z28..anyways he said he ran a 12.3 and then hooked up a toggle switch to his alternator and was runing a 12.2..I've seen his slips and whatnot..the runs were consistant both before and after. He said that he would cut off the alternator before a run then switch it back on afterwards. He said it frees up lost horsepower the alternator is draining from the engine..Anyone heard of this before?

Fuel

yeah those chevys need all the help tthey can get



i call BS

Brute03

that makes no sense to me, even if you cut the output from the alt. it's still being spun by the engine and creating drag, so i don't see how that can be

Fuel

in theory it would work but u aren't going to notice the .00000000000000001 hp that u gain

Mark99GT

Never heard of it. I can't see how it would work, its not like the pulley was removed. You'd start to get a weak spark shortly after I would think.

My winter beater is a maxima, the serpentine belt that runs the alternator slips. There is a definite loss in performance when it slips.

Mark99GT

How in theory would it work?

perfect.disguise

Perhaps it's freespining but not actually on charging the battery...

SmallFeesh

LMAO.... thats good stuff! How is cutting the power to your alternator gonna increase HP? Like said above it is still belt driven!
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ant02gt

true its still giving resistance so i dont think that makes since at all.

perfect.disguise

I said free hp not increase..I'm just telling you guys what he told me.I'm not claiming it's either true or not because just like you guys I don't really know either..