Looky what I found. Could this be the reason for our cars feeling sluggish?

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02-27-11, 02:27 PM

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Post up where to get an upgraded alt. I'm interested!

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02-27-11, 03:58 PM

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You guys gotta be careful with these alternators that have higher output. Their reliability is one thing, but if they have higher output you better upgrade your ground wires and positive wires, otherwise you're asking for your car to set on fire.

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02-27-11, 03:59 PM

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Interesting, where did you read this? Everything I've ever read said that the secondaries don't do anything but monitor cat performance. I have both my secondaries sim'd and even when the sim stops working once in a while and my car still runs the same. I have a wideband so I'm able to tell when my afrs are off.

Perhaps you unplugged your battery when you changed the sensor and that was why your GS was more responsive.

I think on a toyota forum, I don't remember.

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02-27-11, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by excluesive

Post up where to get an upgraded alt. I'm interested!

Chris - I got mine upgraded at a local shop around my way in Richmond Hill, NY. Good price and reliable work.

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You guys gotta be careful with these alternators that have higher output.

Very good point your best bet is to go with 0 gauge.

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02-28-11, 12:03 PM

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This is the one I got...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-A...item27b8e7f78b

I think my mechanic may have left my belt too tight because it squeels for the 1st half hour of driving!

It is driving me crazy...but it then goes completely away afterwords; idle or driving. Why would a squeeking/squeeling noise like this go away after driving a bit? Is it the belt itself or tensioner?

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02-28-11, 01:53 PM

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AFAIK, you can't make the belt too tight on our cars. The tensioner is not adjustable.

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02-28-11, 03:05 PM

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...after the secondary sensor went bad and I replaced it, the car turned into absolute beast to the point that I drive it in snow mode, otherwise its impossible to keep rears from spinning, especially on winter tires.

This is the funniest thing I've read all week. Thanks.

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02-28-11, 03:23 PM

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The reason your car may seem like a "beast" is because you unplugged the battery and wiped the ECU. Once you got back in it and drove it hard, the timing tables were probably advanced quite a bit compared to previously so it does have more power, but it's marginal.