havent drove my car for like 4 months.. then one day i felt like taking it out so i drove it all day and at nite i drove to LA (25 miles away from me).. then one by one my head light went out.. my music went out and then my dash keeps getting dimmer and dimmer.. then my car stop.. hahahah.. im replacing the ALT rite now.. so it should be up in no time.. just checking in since i havent been on in a while to let you know the status and to say hi to everybody... whats everybody been up to?!

 

Hey there! Welcome back! I'm new to this forum. Very nice Zx indeed!!


Keep it up.

 

Freaking alternators!!!!

Welcome back!

 

Watch your voltmeter!

I've been up to wasting time... its tough to break the habit.

 

just wondering if you guys know what upgrade i can get for my ALT? just something that give me more volatage.. cause im running HID's and a sound system.. or should i just replace it with a stock Alt?

 

GM 1-wire... https://www.zdriver.com/forums/showt...ght=alternator

 

I believe HIDs pull less amperage than 55w sealed beams.

You can go with the stock alt and then switch out your running lights and dash lights to LED bulbs. That will net you more amps.

 

i stuck a 90 amp maxima alt in mine.

 

so i took my old ALT to autozone and they tested it and said it was still good.. they ran it twice.. i got a new one anyways.. imma install it to see if its charging but if not im guessing the relay or fues or maybe the lines?

 

welcome back, you even disappeared on myspace

 

In case I didn't mention it before (which I did)...

GM 1-wire

If you are going to spend $70 on a 55/60amp alternator, why not spend $70 on a 80/100amp alternator?

 

90 amp Saturn alt

 

yeaa i havetn been on anything lately... soooooo... i just changed the ALT with a stock one.. and its charign the battery back with no lights on or SUB or anything.. its charging at 14.3 and then i turn on the lights, the sub the fog lights and everyhting and now its chraging at 13.3... is that too low still??

 

I run the brightist lights i could get for my car. along with two 55W fog lights, stock dashlights, heater, and my sound system and it does not drop under 14V as long as it's about 1K rpm or above. of course i have a 2 gauge wire from alt-80amp resetable CB-to battery. the other possy is a 8 gauge also strait to the battery, then the ground to the body. then the lil wire for the red charging light in the dash in there somwhere can't remember. but also a 60amp Alt. powers everything great.
sound system- 300W bridged for 600. 1500K Compacitor, 650W sub. and the headunit powering the 6x9's. also the heater is wired directly to the battery with a switch. so it blows extra hard.

 

thats alot for 60 amps to run. i'd upgrade even if your running stock like i am

 

13.3 isnt too low. its when you hit below 12 id start to worry.

 

1500k compacitor? You mean capacitor by any chance? How many farads? For what your running you wouldn't need more than two farads.

 

1500k sounds like 1.5 farad.

i'm not sure how many uF = F though

 

i can't remember how many frads. I got the Z in storage now. where she'll sit for another 4 months till i come home from iraq. I've been on my two week leave. and today is the last day. see ya'll