Hifonics Goliath?

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

what do you mean how? alot of the "big dogs" run 2 or more alts especially if they have a 16-17 v system which you cant run in a car all the way through because you would fry it

 

[Goldtaz1 10+ year member]

what do you mean how? alot of the "big dogs" run 2 or more alts especially if they have a 16-17 v system which you cant run in a car all the way through because you would fry it

I guess that when I asked "how", I meant how would I go about putting it in the same belt line as my existing alt? There's not much space at all. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Omarvelous 10+ year member]

I'm not sure if that is possible.

I meant if the competition will allow you to have multiple ALTs as long as they are rated at oem.

Didn't u say u can't use any alt other then oem?

I would think they would allow multiple even if you'd consider it.

 

[Goldtaz1 10+ year member]

I really appreciate all of the help guys.

 

[HowLowd 10+ year member]

youd have to have a custom bracket made up, and then in that vein possibly give up something to make room IE a/c power steering. In isolating the power from that alt would run clean and away from the stock alt, and basically just supply the trunk. orion/wired made a good isolator but it only charged out at 70 amps, and from what your doing....that aint enough...i tip my hat lol

 

[Bumpin' Yota 10+ year member]

so tell me how does the ECU "reject" the alt? Its not like it has MHC incompatabilities like a liver would.... The ECU isnt going to know what alt is on there unless the voltage gets too high. In which case you'd get a check engine light. And Ill bet 40 bux it wont even do that.

Lemme guess, a mechanic said this? They really seem to know nothing about true 12v HO alternators. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Goldtaz1 10+ year member]

so tell me how does the ECU "reject" the alt? Its not like it has MHC incompatabilities like a liver would.... The ECU isnt going to know what alt is on there unless the voltage gets too high. In which case you'd get a check engine light. And Ill bet 40 bux it wont even do that.
Lemme guess' date=' a mechanic said this? They really seem to know nothing about true 12v HO alternators. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/quote']

HAHAHA!! Don't shoot the messenger! The mechanic at the dealership is the exact person that told me this info, however, I am also a member of the protege' 5forums and all of the car gurus and 12 Volt junkies over there have all been in agreement with the diagnosis of the mechanic. There is no one on the entire forum that has a high output alternator on their vehicle, they all told the same story that I am telling. Even if a high output alternator build shop can get the two part voltage regulator right, the ECU is going to reject the darn thing. Makes absolutely no sense to me why a car manufacturer would selectively single out a specific car and hard code the ECU with a definite output level to expect from an alternator.

The guys over on the protege' forums seem to believe that with (2) Odyssey PC 1700's I'll be perfectly fine, but I still have reservations about this??? What do you think Yota??