basically could i mount the alternator as a mirror image of how it is mounted in a mini currently?reason i ask is so i can make more room up front for a front mount rad.
matt
alternator mounting
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maph2
, Aug 26 2004 12:35 PM
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 12:35 PM
does anybody know whether it matters which way the alternator spins? basically could i mount the alternator as a mirror image of how it is mounted in a mini currently?
reason i ask is so i can make more room up front for a front mount rad.
matt
basically could i mount the alternator as a mirror image of how it is mounted in a mini currently?reason i ask is so i can make more room up front for a front mount rad.
matt
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 08:32 PM
yes it does! it will blow most of the elecrrics if in the other way! do u have a clubby?
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Posted 27 August 2004 - 07:57 AM
If you mean to put the alternator out past the front of the engine where the side rad usually is, lots of racers do this. I think convention is to use an alternator from a Toyota pick-up or something like that. Or you could try getting a Brise one from Demon Tweeks (or somewhere cheaper!).
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Posted 27 August 2004 - 06:10 PM
yeh, it can be done just with an alternator thats made to be driven in the oposite rotation
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