for those of you that asked about seeing some of their work here is a blog on The official SMax Intercoolers website about a build they did on a 240sx in just 2 short weeks. http://www.speedmaxperformance.com/wordpress/

Last edited by JonSE-RTurbooooo (2007-05-15 17:00:58)

hmm....Ill do it 130amp Alternator Powdercoated red

130amp Alternator Powdercoated- $165 plus shipping

in Brilliant Aluminum (NOT MOLTEN SILVER thanks)

good job on getting this started, I'm guessing beginning of June is when we would pay/get these?

I'm in no rush, just need to know when I need to not drink heavily for a night or 2

ive been looking for this for a while, count me in, i want the 130 amp powder
coated in red

HA! There is 5 right there!

B15Tuner wrote:

I'm interested in jumping into this group buy, but I do have a question. What is the rating of amps at idle, and at what RPM does the alternator produce the full 130 or 200 (depending on model) amps?

i would need to ask about this. I'm not sure i have one in my car but never really asked when the full amperage kicked in. Ok since we have 5 i will be stopping at the shop tomorrow since my car is there getting riped apart. I will sit with him and get everything situated then forward you guys his Number and information so that you can call and give him all your info Credit Card #, Address, And amperage and Color. For those of you asking what colors are available you can get any color as long as its produced in Powder coat.  However if you want a specialty color i will have to get info on those as the powder for translucent colors can be more expensive as it can to to or 3 stage and need a mixture of colors or need to be special ordered.

robbie2883 wrote:

i'm in for a 130 in black


BTW...that audi is SIC

aight kool and yea that Audi is nuts its my boy Dave's Custom Twin Turbo S4 and part owner of SMax Intercoolers.

I'll be at the shop tomorrow and show him the thread and whats going on so i can get exact info and let you guys contact him to get everything started.

Here is also a comparison of his alternator and my Stinger and testing result on both of them. At 6300rpm my stinger 200amp rated alternator produced about 13volts and 178amps. Stage 3 Motorings High Amperage Alternator probuced 175amps and 14volts at a little over 6000rpm with a larger pulley than my stinger has meaning if they just make the pulley smaller it will easily crank out more than stingers will at less than half the cost.

Comparison




Testing Stinger...



Testing their custom high amp alternator...



We also tested the 130amp but i didn't take pics of that it actually put out a few more than 130amps. Also changing the Pulley from bigger to smaller will make a significant change.

Last edited by JonSE-RTurbooooo (2007-05-16 22:29:28)

robbie2883 wrote:

will this be plug and play? or do we need to rewire some things? also what does it pump out at idle and what does stock alti pump out at idle?

all you will need to change i believe is the belt as you will need a smaller belt and i think you may have to cut and splice a wire or 2. I had to cut and splice in a new harness for my Stinger and change the belt or that and i think its pretty much the same with theirs. If you call them tomorrow they will be able to answer any questions you may have. As for the Stock idle amperage i'm not sure as we did not have a stock alti there to run on the machine and test but theirs will def pump out alot more.

Last edited by JonSE-RTurbooooo (2007-05-16 22:33:25)

xbrandonx wrote:

robbie2883 wrote:

will this be plug and play? or do we need to rewire some things?

+1, also any word on my blingin chrome one

If not I'd probably still be down for one in blue.

you would have to call and ask them about that but idk anyone who chrome dips plus alot of places that do this take a long time to get parts back from but you can use the chrome powder that looks polished/chrome. But as i said i talked to him today as based on the thread he is ready to start the process he just need 5 buyers to call him with all their info and pay in full to get things started. Also any questions you may have he will be more than willing to answer for you. They are open from 8am-5pm eastern standard time. Just give them a call between those hours with any questions and once he has 5 members who have given all their info and paid in full the process will begin.

Last edited by JonSE-RTurbooooo (2007-05-16 22:45:44)

Well you've pretty much got me convinced to purchase an alternator. I'll be making a call tomorrow, too at least add myself as one to this group buy. Thank you for the information on the amperage, and also for making this a group buy.

Well, Im gonna have to find out a way to call, being in Korea and all. I might call early saturday morning so I can talk to them on time.

Well just got back not to long ago from Stage 3 Motoring and my friend let me borrow his stock alternator out of his 03 SE-R Spec V for testing and here are the Results. The stock alternator peaked at about 108amps at nearly 6000rpm and put out a little over 12 volts. Under load it actually dropped down to about 100amps at over 6000rpm and maintained about 12 volts. Just buy going up to the 130amp you will be gaining 30amps and 2+ volts out of the alternator. And if you go with the 200amp you will have plenty of power for that high wattage system or any other electronics you may be running. (Also he said he has not recieved any call yet and he needs 5 people before he can start the process hopefully after seeing this i can set any doubts about the stock amperage aside.)

Last edited by JonSE-RTurbooooo (2007-05-18 20:21:35)

yea in order to start the production he needs 5 members to call the shop with their info and pay for the alternator by Credit Card unless you are local and can drop off cash. Sorry if their was any confusion but in order to start he needs 5 people to call the shop and make the arrangements with him.

Last edited by JonSE-RTurbooooo (2007-05-18 20:32:45)

Ok, I just got off the phone with Don.

I am the first to call in and commit for this GB.

Come on folks! Lets get in on this!

I would love to have one of the 200amp ones. My stock one can't handle my bottle heater but I just don't have 270.00 bucks to spend on a alternator. Let me know if you can get it dropped down a little bit and maybe I can get in on this..

where cn we get the belt?size for the alternator?

JonSE-RTurbooooo wrote:

jdm-spec wrote:

where cn we get the belt?size for the alternator?

you have to measure that out it can be a little diff some times we just test fit a few when we where installing mine at the shop. Its not to hard to figure out just have to test fit.

yes, that would be a very important piece of information. see if you can get that for us

+1

I am interested, I have a question though,  If I got the 200 amp alternator will it hinder my motor at all?