If I were to hook up say...1 12 inch sub...at 500 watts. Will this slow me down? Is the extra pull on the alternator going to slow me down? I guess I could just turn all my audio equipment off during a race?

 

The extra weight may slow you down a little. As far as the alternator, I would not race my car with the stereo up anyway.

 

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The extra pull on the alternator for your stereo will take some power away from your ignition system, which results in a weaker spark coming from your plugs. I would rather race with the stereo off anyway though, so I can hear what's going on under the hood.

 

not to mention any generator gets insainly harder to turn as the power being pulled off increases.