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This is common in racecars................ (archive)
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Posted by Colin on June 25, 2001 at 13:59:11:

In Reply to: Saw something interesting... posted by MikeG on June 24, 2001 at 20:50:29:


Lots of racecars run the alternator off the final drive. This way, the drag of the alternator is reduced by the torque multiplication of the tranny and diff


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