ghetdjc320 Posted July 26 Author Posted July 26 Ordered up a Mechman alternator. My existing alternator was original to the engine and the regulator was staring to have issues. The mechman amperage at idle is excellent. The goal is to keep alternator voltage at idle vs dipping into battery reserve.
A-man930 Posted July 27 Posted July 27 On 7/25/2026 at 8:31 PM, ghetdjc320 said: Ordered up a Mechman alternator. My existing alternator was original to the engine and the regulator was staring to have issues. The mechman amperage at idle is excellent. The goal is to keep alternator voltage at idle vs dipping into battery reserve. That'll be a nice addition. Only thing that worries me about a special part like this is the availability... I guess a stock one would work in a pinch.
ghetdjc320 Posted July 28 Author Posted July 28 On 7/27/2026 at 6:17 AM, A-man930 said: That'll be a nice addition. Only thing that worries me about a special part like this is the availability... I guess a stock one would work in a pinch. That’s right. Since the case and connections are the same, a parts store alternator would work in a pinch. These mechmans are really nice units. High quality bearings and square copper windings.
ghetdjc320 Posted July 28 Author Posted July 28 Audio system under construction at the moment. I’ve long wanted to build enclosures for some compact subs in the b pillars. It’s really an ideal location for them if done right. Started by some careful measuring the other day. Plan is custom enclosures for (2) JL 6.5 W3 subs. Will feed them with either a 3 or 4 channel amp from a customized RX173 head unit with a DSP.
ghetdjc320 Posted July 29 Author Posted July 29 Here’s the beginning of this project. 1/2” birch for the shell which is appropriate for the JL 6.5 subs. Exact dimension tbd but I’m within a narrow range. QTC will be in the .75 range
Smokeyyank Posted Thursday at 05:14 PM Posted Thursday at 05:14 PM Will be interested to see how the audio turns out. Assuming amazing as always.
ghetdjc320 Posted Friday at 03:19 AM Author Posted Friday at 03:19 AM 10 hours ago, Smokeyyank said: Will be interested to see how the audio turns out. Assuming amazing as always. Thanks! I’m also curious to see how it turns out
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