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CliptheApex
04-20-2003, 03:36 PM
my friend at work who is very knowledgeable about cars, and builds drag mustangs said when i go to the track, for one run, i should take off my ac/alternator/water pump belt..(or whatever that belt all runs)..he said it would be like adding 50 horsepower to the car. i was wondering if this has any truth to it
DJ Galant
04-21-2003, 01:29 AM
no way dude
maybe on the mustang yeah, but for sure not a galant
Faction
04-21-2003, 09:03 AM
thats BS
B19WHEELS
04-21-2003, 05:43 PM
It will add some Hp but you wont be able to drive it for long like that. I did the same thing on my 96 Gs Eclipse
AeonGrey
04-23-2003, 06:31 PM
uhm i hate to sound like a jerk, but i seriously cant see any logic to that kind of statement. If anything, I would think a car would run like shit without an alternator....
HeadAche
04-25-2003, 12:34 PM
HAHAHAAHAHA, he said 50hp..... https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif NO way bro, thats not possible at all..
Ghost Beat
04-25-2003, 02:16 PM
no alternator? this is a first im hearing of something like this...
B19WHEELS
04-25-2003, 07:03 PM
I said a few Hp not 50!! Aint nothing wrong with running a 1/4 mile run at the track without your alternator belt.You cant just leave your car running for ever cause it will kill your battery!!
madspeed
05-28-2003, 02:16 PM
It actually will give you HP, due to less parrasitic drag on the engine. it was well worth 3 tenths on my 12 second Mustang. I'd say on a V6 Galant, maybe a tenth
MIKE99
05-29-2003, 01:40 PM
THE DOWNSITO THIS IS UD HAVE TO PUSH THE CAR TO THE LINE. IT WOULD OVERHEAT IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. THIS THEORY HOLDS TRUER WITH BIGGER ENGINES, BUT WITH SAY AN I4, U MAY SEE A 2-4 HP GAIN.
Gilhuly
05-29-2003, 03:02 PM
You can get a different belt and simply take the A/C out of the loop, no?