Re: 'this alternator bearing will self destruct in 5 seconds'

[Gary Huff <scirocco86@home.com>]

Well, are you sure that the battery had enough to provide the same amount of power, than it would have with an alternator? I would think that would affect spark, and weak spark would mean less power, or incomplete combustion? Food for thought as usual.
	-Gary Huff

On Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 09:43:56AM -0400, Shawn C Meze wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 19 Jun 2001 09:03:56 -0500 Gary Huff <scirocco86@home.com>
> writes:
> >I know a lot of hardcore camaro/small block chevy guys and they say 
> >that the weight savings of building a drag car sans alternator is not 
> >worth it since you need it's power output for an HEI(high energy 
> >ignition..), and also that you *will* run slower since generating 
> >spark eats a lot of juice by itself, and that the battery does not 
> >have enough power by itself to generate this properly, especially at 
> >high rpms. Food for thought at least,
> >	-Gary Huff
> 
> 
> NAY.
> ran the Funnycar on battery power alone. Charged it the night before the
> event, ran all weekend long with it. 
> The import racing scene is still behind on alot of things. (Secrets ill
> reveal when I debut my drag car someday..) Then again we ran a magneto
> and almost no electronics so, there might be a need for a little
> alternator. 
> 
> 
> Shawn Méze
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