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Old 05-11-2023, 02:31 PM   #36
NG329

 
Drives: Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE
Join Date: Oct 2021
Location: NY
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Originally Posted by KingLT1 View Post
You do realize that the battery is basically there to start the car. A car will run fine with a bad battery once jump started. The alternator is what powers the car when running not the battery. These cars have variable voltage systems that will fluctuate from 12.5 to 14.9 volts while you drive it. So I don't see how a different battery changes how the car performs.
Yes sir. I've ran some logs in the past and the voltage while cruising usually settles somewhere in the middle of that fluctuating range with the acid battery. Full throttle will spike the voltage. I'm wondering if the lithium battery keeps it higher in that range while cruising and at smaller throttle openings. I'll make it a point to run some logs this season and then in the winter when I put the acid battery back in. I guess that will give us a definitive answer and at the very least feed our curiosity.
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