Alternator relocation kit.........
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From: OC
i doubt any major change in CoG for a street car, but this is probably a track car so go for it!
also i do see obvious benefit to moving the alternator for better water pump coverage. id guess that the ideal setup would allow for a 60' triangle of coverage on each pulley, but considering that the w/p has more drag than the alternator, and the eshaft is driving the thing, youd probably want to give more coverage to those two by mounting the alternator slightly higher up. i can see some obvious benefits of being able to actually see the motor! looks cool.
other poster: good luck getting that custom setup working. i like the matrixy look.
also i do see obvious benefit to moving the alternator for better water pump coverage. id guess that the ideal setup would allow for a 60' triangle of coverage on each pulley, but considering that the w/p has more drag than the alternator, and the eshaft is driving the thing, youd probably want to give more coverage to those two by mounting the alternator slightly higher up. i can see some obvious benefits of being able to actually see the motor! looks cool.
other poster: good luck getting that custom setup working. i like the matrixy look.
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From: Laredo, Tx
The twin throttle body car is going to be primarily a "scare the **** out of your friend" car and will go to the drags and road coarses once it is painted and has its microtech installed.
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Originally Posted by 1987RX7guy
The reason I was thinking was to free up space for my Dual throttle body setup so that I can have a shorter run of the intercooler piping along with the slight benefit of the lower CG. Also when mentioned the better water pump belt coverage is also a good reason to do it. All in all I think it is a good idea but aparantly some people don't.
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From: Coldspring TX
I haven't read the previous 3 pages, but the one thing that popped into my head was cooling- the alt needs as much cooling air flow as it can get, which it gets in the OEM setup. Is it going to get as much sitting on the side of the engine???
Originally Posted by drago86
And i suppose the fact that it keeps the water pump from slipping above 6k doesnt matter either? or the fact that you can run a better designed strut tower bar now, or a bigger alternator because it wont hit your tower bar? Not to mention theres nothing JDM about it as JDM means japanese domestic market... maybe if you thought before you flamed you wouldnt end up looking like a complete idiot...
The other guy said something about running a bigger alternator. Well **** isnt an FD alternator big enough? Putting a big *** alternator defeats the purpose of this mod which is supposed to help for racing (doubt its anything good). You can also get your stock s5 alternator rebuilt to 135 amps maybe more, there is a guy on teamfc3s that has his alternator built to that.
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Originally Posted by Net Seven
Yea so whats dual alternator pulley for wise guy? I dont think I've ever heard of a dual alternator pulley slipping. "you can run a better designed strut bar" well haha you can run the cheap *** $10 strut bar of ebay. Like you said anything "better designed" is already made to clear the stock alternator. Unless you consider the cheap *** $10 strut bar off ebay "better designed". I know what JDM means and stands for, and I think this is a worthless mod. I will be willing to bet that if some DYI guy starts trying to ghetto rig his alternator to that postion it will never be as good designed as stock and it WILL be ghetto, and will look like some backyard redneck mechanic slapped it on.
The other guy said something about running a bigger alternator. Well **** isnt an FD alternator big enough? Putting a big *** alternator defeats the purpose of this mod which is supposed to help for racing (doubt its anything good). You can also get your stock s5 alternator rebuilt to 135 amps maybe more, there is a guy on teamfc3s that has his alternator built to that.
The other guy said something about running a bigger alternator. Well **** isnt an FD alternator big enough? Putting a big *** alternator defeats the purpose of this mod which is supposed to help for racing (doubt its anything good). You can also get your stock s5 alternator rebuilt to 135 amps maybe more, there is a guy on teamfc3s that has his alternator built to that.
wow.
Originally Posted by staticguitar313
^ what the hell is going on under the hood of your car, thats some crazy looking ****!
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Originally Posted by the_glass_man
Did you just hack up a A/C, PS bracket for yours?
Yes. Cut it down to a flat bracket, then cut off the alternator boss from a spare water pump housing and welded it to the flat bracket in the appropriate location. Cut an ear from aluminum bar stock, drilled a hole in it, and welded it to the edge. I reused the original steel adjustment piece with the slotted hole, but had to shorten it slightly so it wouldnt interfere with the frame.
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