Nice weather and good meet.
It turns out that the remanufacture alternator I replaced the night before had bad ground. I made the 2.5 hour drive both ways on 2 batteries running at dangerously low voltage. Car finally stalled when 1 battery reached below 8V on the way back. swap the spare battery and made it home at 10V. I have to turn off the radio and AC, minimize the use of power windows, and use hand brake when car is stopped at the lights. The most efficient was at 2k revs where battery drain was the minimum.
Thanks GT BMW E30 for the wheels.
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