mac underdrive pulley set car not charging enough
05-12-2007, 12:50 AM
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mac underdrive pulley set car not charging enough
so yeah my car does not charge enough when driving with headlights and say blower on so what am i gonna do wheni put a stereo in? i was reading about putting a alternator from a 95 stang cause its got more amps but is that gonna be enough?
05-12-2007, 12:53 AM
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RE: mac underdrive pulley set car not charging enough
Yeah, you're gonig to have major problems with your current setup. Some options:
- Get a 130amp alternator from an SN-95
- Put the stock alternator pulley back on but leave other UD pulleys on
- Get a capicator for the amp.
If i were you, I would at LEAST do the first two. If it's a really strong amp, then I'd do teh third as well. I generally recommend 1 farad for every 500 watts (RMS, not Peak.)
- Get a 130amp alternator from an SN-95
- Put the stock alternator pulley back on but leave other UD pulleys on
- Get a capicator for the amp.
If i were you, I would at LEAST do the first two. If it's a really strong amp, then I'd do teh third as well. I generally recommend 1 farad for every 500 watts (RMS, not Peak.)
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RE: mac underdrive pulley set car not charging enough
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RE: mac underdrive pulley set car not charging enough
can i get away with out going back to my stock pulley for the alt i do plan on doing the sn95 swap though i just dont want to purchase another belt
05-12-2007, 12:59 AM
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RE: mac underdrive pulley set car not charging enough
really? 1 farad per 500?i'm running a 2000 watt sub, peak,
it only dims my lights when it really really slams.
05-12-2007, 01:00 AM
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RE: mac underdrive pulley set car not charging enough
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can i get away with out going back to my stock pulley for the alt i do plan on doing the sn95 swap though i just dont want to purchase another belt
can i get away with out going back to my stock pulley for the alt i do plan on doing the sn95 swap though i just dont want to purchase another belt
05-12-2007, 01:01 AM
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RE: mac underdrive pulley set car not charging enough
its 900 RMS.
the dimming only happens during a HUGE burst of bass, i'm talkin when the sub is maxing out.
so far i've only found 1 track of my bass CD that will do it.
the dimming only happens during a HUGE burst of bass, i'm talkin when the sub is maxing out.
so far i've only found 1 track of my bass CD that will do it.
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really? 1 farad per 500?i'm running a 2000 watt sub, peak,
Yes, but I am talking about 1 farad per 500 RMS not 500 peak. What's your RMS rating? That's always going to be less than peak. Sometimes as much as 75% less. my sub is 1200 peak, but only 600 RMS, which is actually pretty decent.
If it's dimming, then you need a bigger capicator. That's what they're designed to prevent
really? 1 farad per 500?i'm running a 2000 watt sub, peak,
it only dims my lights when it really really slams.
I dont remember where the 2.828 comes in, but its something that has been stuck in my head since middle school from when I did my science fair project on resistance of series and parallel circuits.