Alternator upgrade 3000M
Discussion
Glyn
Lucas do a high power output one and there is Bosch one that many people use. I had a Bosch one fitted but it dies after about 3 years and I then fitted the Lucas high power one.
Remember to upgrade the wiring if you are thinking or running higher power headlamps and put some realys in so that all that power doesn't go through the cabin switches!
Talk to Bannister/Venny/sTeVeR and see what the current recommended flavours are
davidy
Lucas do a high power output one and there is Bosch one that many people use. I had a Bosch one fitted but it dies after about 3 years and I then fitted the Lucas high power one.
Remember to upgrade the wiring if you are thinking or running higher power headlamps and put some realys in so that all that power doesn't go through the cabin switches!
Talk to Bannister/Venny/sTeVeR and see what the current recommended flavours are
davidy
Supes
Get one of those exhausts fitted, I reckoned it added about 25bhp in the midrange on my car and you'll need it anyway when you go triple-Webber (or triple throttle bodies). And it makes a good noise!
After it was fitted to my car, between 30-90mph my Taimar would out accelerate my 235bhp Impreza Turbo (in a straight line)
Is that enough plugging Adrian!
davidy
Get one of those exhausts fitted, I reckoned it added about 25bhp in the midrange on my car and you'll need it anyway when you go triple-Webber (or triple throttle bodies). And it makes a good noise!
After it was fitted to my car, between 30-90mph my Taimar would out accelerate my 235bhp Impreza Turbo (in a straight line)
Is that enough plugging Adrian!
davidy
davidy said:
Supes
Get one of those exhausts fitted, I reckoned it added about 25bhp in the midrange on my car and you'll need it anyway when you go triple-Webber (or triple throttle bodies). And it makes a good noise!
After it was fitted to my car, between 30-90mph my Taimar would out accelerate my 235bhp Impreza Turbo (in a straight line)
davidy
Get one of those exhausts fitted, I reckoned it added about 25bhp in the midrange on my car and you'll need it anyway when you go triple-Webber (or triple throttle bodies). And it makes a good noise!
After it was fitted to my car, between 30-90mph my Taimar would out accelerate my 235bhp Impreza Turbo (in a straight line)
davidy
Now I'm interested
Was that a standard 3000M/Taimar with just a set of tubular manifolds on it?
robgte
Not quite standard.
Fully balanced Bottom End with Powermax 10.1:1 compression pistons
Ported Head with Bigger Valves
Kent Fast Road/Race Camshaft
Weber 40DFI Carb with custom one off K&N filter
But the exhaust relly let it breathe
But for real 'Essex' power you need GAjon's engine, I'll let him explain!
davidy
Not quite standard.
Fully balanced Bottom End with Powermax 10.1:1 compression pistons
Ported Head with Bigger Valves
Kent Fast Road/Race Camshaft
Weber 40DFI Carb with custom one off K&N filter
But the exhaust relly let it breathe
But for real 'Essex' power you need GAjon's engine, I'll let him explain!
davidy
That's a fairly "hefty" spec.
My current pipe dream is to rebuild an essex to a good solid standard, but modify it for injection, of course with injection and spark controlled by megasquirt.
In that dream I then slap an Eaton M90 super charger on it (running a modest 6psi)
I happen to have one in my attic (as you do) and I also have a spare Essex V6 lying in the corner of my garage, now if only I had about 1000 spare hours and a clue what I'm doing...
My current pipe dream is to rebuild an essex to a good solid standard, but modify it for injection, of course with injection and spark controlled by megasquirt.
In that dream I then slap an Eaton M90 super charger on it (running a modest 6psi)
I happen to have one in my attic (as you do) and I also have a spare Essex V6 lying in the corner of my garage, now if only I had about 1000 spare hours and a clue what I'm doing...
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