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Old 05-18-2009, 08:58 PM
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I logged battery voltage and above 4800RPM
voltage drops to just around 12.5v.
Idle and below 4800RPM are fine. (13.5v)

This is with a 200 AMP alternator,
2AWG battery cables, an Optima red top that are less than a year old,
and an UD pulley.

My stereo system is upgraded but nothing special,
and I power a laptop with V2 Flashscan for data logging.

Should I change the alternator pulley?
The stock alternator pulley is around 11% bigger than the Load Boss.
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I bet you gained a whole ton of power with that UDP. I'm guessing around 0%.
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Actually it replaced a broken stocker.
IIRC there was a dip in voltage with it and the stock alternator.
I'm wondering why there is a drop at high RPM.

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Isn't this backward?? Voltage should be a problem at lower rpm not higher right. If you were going to have a problem.
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I suspect my belt is slipping at higher RPM.




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