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Old 05-16-2007   #10 (permalink)
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Your call mate of course.

Only thing i would add with a modern car the alternators are very stressed components when you consider that the cars are producing more power than an average house needs to keep its appliances alive but its also consuming a huge amount of it with very little current being left for the battery.

After a start of the car from an over-night rest the battery takes approx 30 minutes to return to a nominal voltage, pulley mods reduce the power output further and could cause power issues when high load systems are being used i appreciate your not going to be using the heated seats in Kuwait but things like the AirScarf use huge amounts of power the alternator produces about 25,000 watts and the engine uses 90% of that for itself without the other loads being factored in.

Exhaust headers a good for power especially if you have them wrapped up to keep them hot and lower the bay temp that will increase scavenging and give you a nice kick.
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