Originally posted by Paul Kienitz:
Right, but by 8 foot-pounds? That's just hard to understand. How much damn torque are those accessories eating up? If you're not running the air conditioner, the whole pile of them should only use a few horsepower, I would think, and the alternator should actually impose less torque as the speed goes up...
If the power steering and water pump are imposing that much torque burden at higher revs for power they don't need, then obviously it's way past time that Detroit switched them to electrical power. Has anyone dynoed the torque gain from an electric water pump?
I want an electric water pump! 
Hector
2003 Rally Red Mitsubishi Evolution VIII
257HP/259TQ
2005 Lapis Blue Mazda 6s
RET: 00 Cabernet Red Ford Contour Zetec ATX SUPERCHARGED
160HP/141TQ
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