The micro racing alternator I put in my TR4a is the same as the one in the
'87 Iroc I had for a while last year, they just painted it black. Think I
paid $130 for mine from Summit :-(
Matthew Wilder
'67 TR4a Ep auto-xer
http://home.webryders.com/teamwild/
> << Jack,
> Its not the lightest, but I am running the single wire GM alternator,
and
> it seems to work well. You can get it in several configurations
depending
> on where you want the output lead to be in ... easily replaceable in any
town
> in the country (probably world) at any parts store, and reasonably
priced.
> Tom >>
>
> << When I looked at alternators, it seems like the smallest, lightest, low
> output
> alternator were expensive. I ended up with a commodity GM alternator.
> Heavier
> and more output than needed, but cheap.>>
>
> The Jeggs Catalog lists several alternators with identification numbers
> similar to the alternator that Tim wrote about in his Grassroots Magazine
> (the one used to convert a tractor from a generator to an alternator). If
> you want to stay with the wide belt, maybe Jeggs could furnish this
> alternator and pulley. If you want to go to the narrow belt, Jeggs also
> lists a small light alternator.
>
> Question: What are the advantages, tradeoffs, etc., of going to the narrow
> belt, and what is the easiest, most painless way of doing this, if there
is
> such a thing. I am still running with that heavy generator hanging on the
> side of the engine, because I got tired of not being able to start the car
at
> the track without a charging system. I assume that several of you have
> already traveled down these trails.
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