In my desire to gain at least a tenth of a second at the race track a fellow racer shared a possible trick. If I disable the alternator for the 13 seconds I am going down the race track I can save the draw of the alernator. I am not opposed to this trick as the battery should do just fine for that short period of time.
So ... I am needing the service of those much more schooled in the area of electronics than I. The voltage regulater has 4 connectors on it. The 4 connectors are labeled F 2 3 4:
F - blue wire in to harness and is one of the 2 wires in the connector on the alternator
2 - yellow wire in to harness and is one of the 2 wires in the connector on the alternator
3 - red wire in to harness to fusible link to horn relay
4 - brown wire in to harness out to ???
Would I interrupt the circuit in the blue wire to tell the alternator I don't need charging?
Bowtieman427 said
Feb 3, 2013
Are you sure they did not mean diconnect the alternator belt ? The mechanical turning of it takes some HP. The same holds true for the mechanical water pump, AC & power steering. I do not know what you would acheive by just electrically disabling it.
4-door Chevelle said
Feb 3, 2013
Yup, wire in a switch to tell the alt the system does not need a charge right now.
Bowtieman427 said
Feb 3, 2013
Here is a thread on Mustang Fourm http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums/v6-mustangs/147560-alternator-drag.html
Here is an article found on cheap easy ways to inclrease ET (HP to rear wheels basically free up what you have)
In my desire to gain at least a tenth of a second at the race track a fellow racer shared a possible trick. If I disable the alternator for the 13 seconds I am going down the race track I can save the draw of the alernator. I am not opposed to this trick as the battery should do just fine for that short period of time.
So ... I am needing the service of those much more schooled in the area of electronics than I. The voltage regulater has 4 connectors on it. The 4 connectors are labeled F 2 3 4:
F - blue wire in to harness and is one of the 2 wires in the connector on the alternator
2 - yellow wire in to harness and is one of the 2 wires in the connector on the alternator
3 - red wire in to harness to fusible link to horn relay
4 - brown wire in to harness out to ???
Would I interrupt the circuit in the blue wire to tell the alternator I don't need charging?
http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums/v6-mustangs/147560-alternator-drag.html
Here is an article found on cheap easy ways to inclrease ET (HP to rear wheels basically free up what you have)
http://ezinearticles.com/?Drag-Racing-Horsepower&id=6500701