Question

[XwArLoRdX]

For those of you who don't know!

I've got a 95 Saturn SL2.. not many mods... mainly consisting of


2002 Block with 99+ Pistons and Rods with the new girdle.. Two Intake Cams (yes, Jeremy, I went back and added it), AEM CAI, Big-Bore 55mm TB, Port Matched Intake Manifold, Header going to HKS Cat-back..

Ok, reason I said that! is because I have an Auto PCM and I rev my car to 7,000 when I shift.. and no.. it doesn't struggle.. the car pulls hard all the way to 7,000 rpms just so you people don't have to tell me it's pointless..


ANYWAYS

My Question: *My first assumption is the alternator*

When I'm driving my car hard... and I take the revs past 5700rpms.. all the way to 7000rpms.. the headlights dim..

It's only recently started doing it... maybe since my brother wrecked the car.. so when I get it out of the body shop.. I want to fix it.. anyone else have any other suggestions besides the alt?

The car drives fine and pulls hard like it normally has... i feel no power loss from it.. and the lights inside the car don't dim or anything.. just the headlights and fog lights...

Thanx in Advance,

~Rich

[The Shaolin]

Could be the tensioner/slipping belt.

[XwArLoRdX]

Belt is a fairly new Goodyear Gatorback. I will check the tensioner. Didn't think of that..

[S.Bretz]

We had a gator back slip and not sqeak at all about a year ago...and the tensoner was tight as hell. It was 4 guys standing over an S and scratching our heads at why the two new alternators won't charge past 10 amps...ended up being a freaking belt; the first thing all 4 of us looked at first.

[The Last Don]

We had a gator back slip and not sqeak at all about a year ago...and the tensoner was tight as hell. It was 4 guys standing over an S and scratching our heads at why the two new alternators won't charge past 10 amps...ended up being a freaking belt; the first thing all 4 of us looked at first.

I have seen this once as well. Fought myself figuring it out. Put a cracked stock belt on and amp output went up to 70.Put a new belt on, amp out put in the 90's. I now hate those belts.

[SupraCharged007]

We had a gator back slip and not sqeak at all about a year ago...and the tensoner was tight as hell. It was 4 guys standing over an S and scratching our heads at why the two new alternators won't charge past 10 amps...ended up being a freaking belt; the first thing all 4 of us looked at first.

I have seen this once as well. Fought myself figuring it out. Put a cracked stock belt on and amp output went up to 70.Put a new belt on, amp out put in the 90's. I now hate those belts.

+1, those gatorbacks are the devil

[KiltedDemon94]

i have a gatorback and dont have any problems.....yet

[project92SC2]

gatorbacks are the devil

Never had a problem with my old one, and I had it on for 10,000 miles... I also never had a single warranty complaint when I worked at the parts store, except for when a guy's tensioner shredded his belt from being so rusted.... but that was it.

I guess it's just the good old saying, what works for one, doesn't always work for the rest.



-Shane

[SupraCharged007]

lol, 10k?

you must get around huh? My stock belt prolly has almost 100k on it. Bare minimum 60k. And it slips when I shift at 6k+, but that's only cause of the ACT 6 puk [img]{SMILIES_PATH}/wink.gif[/img]

[PurdueGuy]

lol, 10k?

+1 to the lol - 10k miles on a belt is pathetic. I hope it wasn't bad at 10k, but that there's more to the story...

[arthursc2]

maybe he only had it on there for 10k at the time of posting..... belts last forever in comparison to other "replacement parts."

i would agree on it being the belt slipping Richie.

[SupraCharged007]

no he just said he had 10k on it, not that it was bad at 10k. i was just stating that 10k on a belt is nothing and its not a real test.

[XwArLoRdX]

hm, when i get it outta the shop i'll throw a new on on it... thanx all