you don't need an alternator...

["chris jevens" <rocco1987@hotmail.com>]

>You bet...its called "total loss" ignition regardless of cycles/autos
>You dont need a charging system for drag racing, thats BUll dookie!!!!!!
>We ran 45 minute endurance races with no charging system, tiny racing
>batteries, electric fuel pumps and a oil/water cooling fan.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: chris jevens [mailto:rocco1987@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 10:55 AM
>To: skerocdriver@juno.com; scirocco86@home.com
>Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: 'this alternator bearing will self destruct in 5 seconds'
>
>
>
> > >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.
>
>My Brother used to race motorcycles, and they would run no
>magnetos/alternators (I'm not sure what they are called on a bike) to save
>weight. He would get several runs in a weekend from one charge...
>HTH
>chris
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