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Old 08-09-2013, 08:55 AM   #6
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Default Re: battery charging between rounds?

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Originally Posted by Ed Wright View Post
2tenths doesn't make sense. I have tested that a lot. Your possibly too rich. Lower voltage slows injector opening, thus leans the car. You can actually turn the alternator off @ WOT with the factory LT1 PCM. It should not change more than 5 hundredths at the very most with the alternator off or on.
I document everything.
At Pittsburgh it was hot and miserable.
Between fully cool and hot and the Alternator running, 2 tenths difference.
Maybe right with just the alternator running.
Dialed in accordingly until the next competition run.
The alternator ran to charge the battery from cooling the car down with the fans.
Same thing happened in Richmond.
Cannot get car cool enough to stay consistent without a electric water pump.
The Honda 2000 has an 8 amp charger.
It was not enough to prevent draining the battery.
Now bringing the Battery Charger.

Would be on equal footing if the car had an electric water pump.
8 minute cool down. But have a plan for that.

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