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Old 07-25-2004, 10:00 PM
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How much hp/ft lbs of tq does the AC take away from your engine?
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Old 07-26-2004, 01:48 AM
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not sure, but underdrive pullies will eliminate the hp/tq loss
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Old 07-26-2004, 02:30 PM
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about 15 HP last number I saw.
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Old 07-26-2004, 02:40 PM
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Im not sure either but roundman's number makes sense
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Old 07-26-2004, 07:11 PM
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about 5-6% well worth it on a hot day
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Old 07-26-2004, 07:30 PM
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Keep the A/C unless your going to be a Pure drag car. When it's out outside there nothing worse then sweat dripping from your nose because you wanted to gain 5 to 10 Hp. I have the smog pump and A/C on my car both work. In fact i ran 12.06 With my a/c on last month lol.
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Old 07-26-2004, 10:01 PM
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Grab yourself some underdrive pulleys and you should get about 10-15 horse back.
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Old 07-26-2004, 10:20 PM
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Iis it possible to put the pullies on and keep your battery from dying when you have up to 3000W running through your car?
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Old 07-27-2004, 02:16 AM
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probably not.
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Old 07-27-2004, 09:48 AM
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you might be able to get by with some underdrive pulleys if you replace the stock alternator with a high output one that can put out lots of amps, but I just don't know for sure. With that big a sound system, you probably need a bigger alternator already!
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