does anyone know the length of the OEM alternator belt on a 2017? I took it to napa and they measured it at 34 3/4" but i think that is a bit odd. anyway, I upgraded the alternator to a high output alternator AND the company told me that i need to put a belt that is 1/2" shorter than what was on it. meaning i should go to a 34 1/4" belt. I have tried i dont know how many ways to get that thing on and there is absolutely NO WAY i can make it go on. I think that is way too small of a belt for the system because if i pull the tensioner pulley all the way out, the belt still wont go on. so there is no way this should be the right one. the OEM alternator is 140 amp and i went to a 260 amp alternator from tuscon alternator in arizona. if you can help me figure this out I would be so forever grateful. and of course if you are close to lorton VA I will buy you a beer or two lol.
Posts by NNEVES57
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what is the easiest way to get to the starter to change the big 3 wire kit.
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Doing the stick on ones....I figured since I already have all the tires off anyway from doing the bleeding...now is the time to tackle this project
Bleeding is not that hard...in fact it is probably the easiest part to it.
for me i think as i have to do it alone, its easiest to NOT need the cruise control or the traction control lol.
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Over the long weekend I finally got around to replacing the knock sensor and the two brake pressure switches....brake pressure switches were very easy to replace with the intake manifold off.....flushed out all the old brake fluid and then bleed the wheels....while I was at it I also flushed out the old clutch fluid.....going to be working on the tire lettering with the advice of ConnMan.
Nice, I need to do the brake pressure switches myself, but i dont want to bleed the brakes and all that goes along with it. I have the parts, just dont want to do the bleeding lol.
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Waaaaaaay above my pay grade but the large wire makes a lot of sense to me. I sure would like to see it when it’s done!
There are an awful lot of very smart people here that can help you with this.
I will take some pics along the way to load up. I have the new alternator in but not wired as of yet. I have the driver seat yanked out and one of the arm rest pods installed and that is about as far as i got this weekend. Going to be doing a little at a time. It seems that when you start something, you get one more thing added that you didnt know you needed. like the fused link, and then the bigger wire, and to shorten the length of the wire that came with the kit because it was just too long, i had to order 0 gauge lugs for the cable going to the battery and other connectors and just one thing on top of another. Nickel and dime, Nickel and dime.
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i just started the Big 3 with a new high output alternator this weekend. I am upgrading my audio with the Boss Waterproof marine stereo, 2 amps, subwoofer and going from the 4 speakers i have to 6. so installing arm rest pods and a subwoofer box.
has anyone done the big 3 without upgrading the wire from the alternator to the starter? there are so many people out here that absolutely have no idea what there doing and i am getting advice that is all over the place. Some tell me to go straight from the alternator to the battery, some tell me to leave the small wire alone even though i am doubling the amp power of the alternator and others tell me to put in 6 gauge wire with a fused link
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this is the steering wheel that I had gotten. also using a quick release for it.
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having the batman theme i think the new Gen2 headlight update makes it look more batmobile.
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wow, been racing dirt bikes since 1979 and then changed to street bikes in 82. Holy cow i am old lol.
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NNEVES57 fenders look great and I wondering which mesh screen did you use and what did you use to install the mesh and what you used to cut the holes??
i got the screen off of amazon, its the M-D building products it matches the same screen from DDM Works Hood vents. I installed the mesh with 3M double side tape, as long as you clean the area very well and use the 3m primer bonder it will do perfect. I cut out the holes using a flush cut saw, a ryobi rotary tool and box knife. Sand the area down so there is no gaps or areas that could bubble and you will do great.
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i just looked at mine last night, i am at 5957 and i bought it in 2017 with no mileage. i really dont drive it enough
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so I guess that with my 2017 and only just now starting to scratch at 6K that i have a very long way to go? lol.
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here are the final pics after the install and one of the cut out and sanding it down so you can see it. I used the 3M primer/bonder to use 3M double side tape to hold the mesh to the fender.
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Ok, as promised, here are some of the photos of the fender redo, adding mesh to allow air flow as well as draining the water. and the hood vents are done. Today, my new headlights come in, i am putting in the 2020 headlight set as well as caliper covers. As soon as these are in, I will repost those updates also.
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here are the installed hood vents. as soon as i get the fender vents completed i will post those up for review.
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......if you remember , can you touch base with me ......last year the communication was messed up and a few of us missed that ride and we rode out to NJ hoping to catch that group.......these guys would like to ride to DC and ride back with the whole group......so if you can, like the day b4 just leave me a message on here, I'm like most, I check this forum daily lol........Thanks
my memory is horrible but i will attempt to do my best. The dates are Saturday July 16th and returning the 17th.
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I have not had the pleasure of going yet, but as I read more and more, I am less likely to attend. If it is getting too expensive and not as invigorating as previous years then it doesnt seem like it would be worth the trip from virginia to attend. I have only been to a few rides and have had quite a time doing them. Met a lot of great folks. My next event is the ride from DC to NY. Tons of slings go to that.
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dont think we have it that bad, dont like driving in the rain though and we have had quite a few days with that going on. but this is us now. . . . . .
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here are the vents. getting ready to cut them out tonight after work.
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I just got these in and now getting ready to install them. going to be awesome lol.
