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Old 07-10-2013, 10:18 AM   #53
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Originally Posted by solma View Post
I not against the idea, just saying if he afraid of some restriction that would cause a lot of loss power, this would be more efficient way to do it. When i say efficient, I mean, longevity and mpg and electrical charge on the alternator/regulator and so on, I do not know want kind of motor he will use, but spinning continuously a high rpm motor could possibly not be efficient in term of live.
It would be turning at a small percentage of max most of the time.
To be honest, though, this thing could turn out to be affordable enough and easy enough to work on that if I knew I would have to replace the motor every two years, it wouldn't upset me.
...and I really like the idea of improved throttle response.
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