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Title: Alternator Selection
Post by: Steve Wood on January 17 2011, 10:59:58 AM: Ed wrote about 500 words on alternator selection and I edited it to be about 5000 words so some things never change. I put it on my site under How To

http://www.vortexbuicks-etc.com/alternatorselection.htm

I could have edited it to, "Buy a 140 amp CS-144", If I was a real editor, but, what is the fun of that?
Title: Alternator Selection
Post by: Top Speed on January 17 2011, 06:36:23 PM: Definitely written above 4th grade level, but excellent none the less.
Title: Alternator Selection
Post by: gbsean on January 17 2011, 08:07:34 PM: so I should not have bought a power bastards alternator
Title: Alternator Selection
Post by: ULYCYC on January 17 2011, 08:20:42 PM: Quote from: "gbsean @ Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:07 pm"
so I should not have bought a power bastards alternator

Instead of that you could of bought 4 kegs of Fosters

(http://www.bevmo.com/Media/Images/ProductImagesFull/4549.jpg)
Title: Alternator Selection
Post by: Steve Wood on January 17 2011, 08:38:02 PM: You would have received something far more useful and of higher quality if you had bought the Fosters
Title: Alternator Selection
Post by: Top Speed on January 17 2011, 08:40:41 PM: lol, I bought one too and I really like beer!
Title: Re: Alternator Selection
Post by: tb3 on January 19 2011, 04:36:42 PM: so... here are my electrical add ons

razors alky system
ramcharges fans with caspers relay harness
fuel hotwire kit
oil pressure guage

i'm removing wide band, so won't count that
i'm usually on internal bat power with my laptop running powerlogger, so won't count that either

my stock alternator should be sufficiant then at wot with park lights and head lights on?
Title: Re: Alternator Selection
Post by: tb3 on January 19 2011, 04:41:56 PM: well crap. now that i think about it, probably only way to find out is to do a pl run since boost and rpm i'm running at wot needs to be known
Title: Re: Alternator Selection
Post by: tb3 on January 19 2011, 04:47:16 PM: i run 25 psi of boost. but i never pay attention to wot rpm as its just not important to me on my stock long block
Title: Re: Alternator Selection
Post by: ULYCYC on January 19 2011, 04:51:55 PM: If you have your rear defog on, wipers on high, ac on high blower, high bears on and adjusting your power seat with the dual fans on will be close but will work fine
Title: Re: Alternator Selection
Post by: tb3 on January 19 2011, 05:05:34 PM: awesome! thanks ed.
Title: Re: Alternator Selection
Post by: SuperSix on January 19 2011, 05:08:26 PM: Quote from: "ULYCYC @ Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:51 pm"
If you have your rear defog on, wipers on high, ac on high blower, high bears on and adjusting your power seat with the dual fans on will be close but will work fine

:smt043
Title: Alternator Selection
Post by: motorhead on January 19 2011, 05:18:15 PM: Nicely written and re-written.
Title: Re: Alternator Selection
Post by: WE4_Roller on January 19 2011, 05:19:48 PM: The rear defogger actually lowers the ECM (scanmaster read) voltage a lot.

Approx. .5 to .75 volts. :sad;

I wouldn't race with it on. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Alternator Selection
Post by: daveismissing on January 19 2011, 07:33:21 PM: Quote from: "WE4_Roller @ Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:19 pm"
The rear defogger actually lowers the ECM (scanmaster read) voltage a lot.
Title: Re: Alternator Selection
Post by: Wrecked Em on January 19 2011, 11:15:20 PM: Quote from: "ULYCYC @ Wed Jan 19, 2011 3:51 pm"
If you have your rear defog on, wipers on high, ac on high blower, high bears on and adjusting your power seat with the dual fans on will be close but will work fine

I am still looking for the high bears in my car.
Title: Re: Alternator Selection
Post by: SuperSix on January 20 2011, 07:31:23 AM: Quote from: "Wrecked Em @ Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:15 pm"
Quote from: "ULYCYC @ Wed Jan 19, 2011 3:51 pm"
If you have your rear defog on, wipers on high, ac on high blower, high bears on and adjusting your power seat with the dual fans on will be close but will work fine

I am still looking for the high bears in my car.

Look for empty Dorito bags under the front seats.
Title: Re: Alternator Selection
Post by: ULYCYC on January 20 2011, 08:15:48 AM: High beams you knuckleheads. Typing is hard with a bandage on #2 finger.
Title: Re: Alternator Selection
Post by: Wrecked Em on January 20 2011, 10:00:56 AM: Quote from: "ULYCYC @ Thu Jan 20, 2011 7:15 am"
High beams you knuckleheads.