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    Turbo Alternator: How Can It Increase Vehicle Efficiency?

    The whole idea is to limit parasitic loss from the crankshaft. Having a exhaust driven alternator would eliminate that.
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    Turbo Alternator: How Can It Increase Vehicle Efficiency?

    Turbo is matched to work with the engine.I f you over boost the motor it can blow up. so the exhaust for ease of installation is matched to the turbo.
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    Turbo Alternator: How Can It Increase Vehicle Efficiency?

    To reduce back pressure it requires to as large as possible. To match turbo and exhaust size makes installation easier.
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    Turbo Alternator: How Can It Increase Vehicle Efficiency?

    http://www.cobbtuning.com/info/?ID=3222
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    Turbo Alternator: How Can It Increase Vehicle Efficiency?

    Downstream of the turbine (aka the turboback exhaust), you want the least backpressure possible. No ifs, ands, or buts. Stick a Hoover on the tailpipe if you can. The general rule of "larger is better" (to the point of diminishing returns) of turboback exhausts is valid. Here, the idea is to...
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    Turbo Alternator: How Can It Increase Vehicle Efficiency?

    My truck has a 3" exhaust and the outlet side of the turbo is 3" diameter. By outlet size I mean as the exhaust passes through the turbo. The boost side that goes to the intake on my application is also 3 ".
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    Turbo Alternator: How Can It Increase Vehicle Efficiency?

    What turbo manufactures have done to improve the peak efficiency around wide rpm is . 1)variable geometry exhaust housing, this not used much in gas as temps to high but idea is a variable vanes/deflectors in the housing that can keep efficiency up over engine rpm band . 2) twin scroll housing...
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    Turbo Alternator: How Can It Increase Vehicle Efficiency?

    http://www.barber-nichols.com/products/specialty_products/turbo_alternators/default.asp They can build it for you. Apparently Turbo Altenators have been around since the 80's
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    Turbo Alternator: How Can It Increase Vehicle Efficiency?

    What I meant is if your vehicle has 1.5" exhaust the turbo outlet will be 1.5" if you have 3" exhaust your turbo outlet will 3". I received a 25HP increase by eliminating my belt driven fan to an electric one. And throwing out the smog pump gave me a 10hp increase. Under-drive pulleys also...
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    Turbo Alternator: How Can It Increase Vehicle Efficiency?

    Loss from belt driven accessories is 10-15% then fan being the biggest at 20%.
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    Turbo Alternator: How Can It Increase Vehicle Efficiency?

    There is little loss of power with the turbo inline you would have to size it to your exhaust pipe. my truck would require a 3 " turbo.
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    Turbo Alternator: How Can It Increase Vehicle Efficiency?

    Having an extensive automotive background I thought of this as well. The battery powers the vehicle the alternator charges the battery as well as supplying some power to the car.It would work but would have to go under the vehicle where it is very wet so it would need to be put into a water...
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