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1SIKZ31: (2008-09-18 04:19:29)
Ok.
I HATE the way my Quest Alternator mounting brackets and the way it sits is fabbed up on my car.
It causes the Alternator to sit at a SLIGHT angle and not Linear to the Crank Pulley!
I have Alternator issues once a fucking month!
I need and HAVE to have over 110amps of Current, no Wimpy Z or Maxima Alternator is going to do the job.
The Z Alternator fits perfect because, well you guessed it!
ITs stock!!!
Well I was wondering if it was possible and interchangeable to take a Nissan Quest 110amp alternator, pull the Pulley off, and take off the UPPER alternator case (the halve on the pulley side) and swap that side out with the upper casing from the Z31 alternator!!!
They should be the same I think because the only thing the upper half does is hold the bearing for the Alternator shaft!!
So if the bore-diameters were the same you could just swap out the "Guts" of the Quest Alternator in to a Z's case and have a Hybrid with PERFECT stock mounting points!
Someone please let me know if they have any information or can shed light!
Also…
maybe I can instead send out a Dead Z Alternator to get rebuilt to my own specifications (150 amps???)
Let me know if anyone can help!
Domdogg123: (2008-09-18 06:45:12)
Why are all your questions marked as advanced?
vagabond: (2008-09-18 07:02:41)
Call an alternator shop.
Z_Karma: (2008-09-18 07:06:58)
He's afraid of them being moved into the basic/noob questions section.. I'm actually considering this one as a candidate for such a move.. :lol:
I always wonder why the posts contain so much yelling with caps-lock.. I never get that.
AFAIK an alternator shop can re-wind the stock Z alternator for more amperage.
^^^^^Hmmmm that's not what i typed in this post originally, unless i magically inherited moderator powers. Who's editing my posts dag nabbit!
zmech: (2008-09-18 17:00:19)
z
khyronzx: (2008-09-18 19:25:48)
what year part number etc…
OK85ZX: (2008-09-19 05:21:08)
That.
system6: (2008-09-19 08:53:19)
There is a link on Jason's page to another site with a mod list for a z that has a 165 amp alt. It also has the company name and I believe the url on there. I talked to them a while back and they already had everything dialed in for the z just needed a core with the pulley to build it. I unfortunately lost their contact info since then but it is there if that helps.
zmech: (2008-09-19 19:44:54)
z
DeleriousZ: (2008-09-23 21:15:14)
lower bracket as in the tensioner bracket? just want to be clear.
zmech: (2008-09-24 04:21:10)
z
khyronzx: (2008-09-24 15:34:02)
You mind snappin a pic o' your handiwork
DeleriousZ: (2008-09-24 17:24:01)
argh weld, that makes things so much more difficult!!
Guest: (2008-09-24 18:06:19)
why do welders have to be so damn expensive. having one would make my life so much easier.
Steve88t: (2008-09-25 00:24:03)
Just take a stock alternator that you know fits the car and have it wound where you want. Want to elaborate on why you need more than 110A of continuous current supply?
DeleriousZ: (2008-09-25 01:36:04)
how else would we hit 1.21 gigawatts… and who has the cash for a flux capacitor.
David86NA: (2008-09-25 01:46:58)
Looks like you can build one for about $20 in parts. You'll still need enough power to get to 88mph though.
- lol:
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roastin300: (2008-09-26 01:31:03)
Good info, 95-97 maxima alternator here i come. I love welding 8)
1SIKZ31: (2008-09-29 17:49:15)
This is EXACTLY what I want to do!!!
Get it Rewound to my spec.
Except I do not know what a Good price is, WHERE to go, what to say etc etc....
I need it because of my E-Fan and my mini-system.
110 is actually plenty AMPerage, but who do I need to talk to?
springerc69: (2008-09-29 20:30:44)
[quote]1SIKZ31 wrote:
Just take a stock alternator that you know fits the car and have it wound where you want. Want to elaborate on why you need more than 110A of continuous current supply?
This is EXACTLY what I want to do!!!
Get it Rewound to my spec.
Except I do not know what a Good price is, WHERE to go, what to say etc etc....
I need it because of my E-Fan and my mini-system.
110 is actually plenty AMPerage, but who do I need to talk to?
Just call your local auto electric shop about it, one of our local shops had a big sign talking about rebuilding your stock
alt. to any spec you want. I don't know what kind of a price you'd pay for that, but call a couple companies and check.
If you want I can call the companies around here and find out what my local shops would do.
thechangster: (2008-10-26 13:07:11)
try http://www.mean-green.com. they make high amp alternantors. they dont have 300zx alt's but they can custom make one for you. They have xterra and frontier alt's. they claim up to 300 percent increase in power!