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May 1, 2015

So I have a 04 tahoe and I will be installing 4 mechman elite 370's. Now the plugs that came with the alts I understand that one of the alts will plug into the stock plug. So for the other 3 alts is there a certain wire i need to hook up? Do I need to splice all the same colored wires together? The plugs currently have 4 wires (yellow, blue, red, black) with a pigtail blue wire to hook up to a ignition source. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Thanks for all of the wire colors, but in the end all that is important is the "L" terminal on the regulator. In most cases this can be found by looking at the alternator from the back. The very first pin to the left of the clip should have the letter "L" cast into the plastic regulator stub. Get a switched 12V to that and rock and roll.

Let me know if this helped, and if you need anything email me at [email protected] or call 1-888-MECHMAN XT 202.

April 17, 2015

Thank goodness we did not have an earth quake. Otherwise our one builder would have been killed by the land side of American Made High Output Alternators. I wonder if his life insurance policy would cover this.

April 17, 2015

This was yesterdays carts........ Wide Open!!!!! Thanks for the orders, and we are trying to keep the build time as short as possible.

April 13, 2015

ok i just got a new truck 2001 gmc sierra 6.0 L i took my mechman g series 270 amp alt that was working fine and is maybe 4 months old off my 1999 sierra

5.3 L to swap on the new truck when i start the truck volts high like above 15 and if i rev engine volts drop and raise and bounce around all cab lights and

head lights dim also does this while driving also a squeeling sound off and on while driving.i have a brand new tensioner and a shorter gates belt that is nice

and tight i have big 3 done in sky high ofc with a 300 amp fuse on alt power wire ,and a xs d3400 as starting battery .i have not installed my extra batts yet

witch is 3 more c&d dynastys MR400s i have not changed any thing with the electrical it has stock sterio ,speakers ,ect. any help would be great,

my buddy tells me i need an elite series cause the g series wont handle more strain its getting from the 6.0 motor but it says it works on 99-04 6.0s in the description

This is a very strange problem. The engine size in your case is not an issue, and your friend is wrong. It sounds like you have everything done right, and since it was working fine on your old truck you must of had it right on there also. My best recommendation is to send it back for testing.

Email me @ [email protected] and I will get you a return number.

Thanks,

Chris

April 13, 2015

Thanks guys for all the orders. We are still running close to 12 business days before shipping, so thanks for hanging in there.

April 9, 2015

This was yesterdays cart. I had to run out and did not get it posted.

It might not have been double stacked on top, but the 8 other International shipments are not pictured here and are on there way to places like Russia, Norway, and Australia. Oh yeah we ship International almost everyday!!!!

April 6, 2015

Quick Thanks For All The Orders!!!! We Are Getting Caught Back Up With Our GM Elite 370 Orders.

April 1, 2015

Here is today's cart. Not included here are 13 units that went out first thing this AM for a dealer. We are getting caught back up, but lets keep the order's coming in.

March 23, 2015

Here is today's shipping cart, and our International orders. Thanks for the orders and keep them coming.

March 20, 2015

Man here is today's cart. Could not get the whole stack in. Heck there were still i few to get boxed. Thanks again, and keep the orders rolling in guys!!!!!

March 20, 2015

How full will the cart be today?

March 19, 2015

Not as many today, but still getting caught up. Planning to work production this weekend. Again thanks for the orders and being patient.

March 18, 2015

So here is just a small sign of how covered up we are. Thanks for all of the orders, and thank you also for being patient.

These are just today, and we still have an hour till FedEx gets here!!!!!

March 18, 2015

So what makes these different?

Singer beefed up one of the ones for my boat and he said that he couldn't "knowingly" sell me a car alt that did the same thing

A lot of the difference is in the back end of the alternator. The main area is the brush holder. One of the test that the Coast Guard does is a "self induced explosion test." They pretty much pump flammable gas into the alternator and spin it up to see how it blows up. Yes they destroy the alternator as part of the test.

March 17, 2015

no fair how come they get blue coating and us car drivers get standard gray

jk nice cool looking product

HA......For an additional 25.00 you to can have a blue alternator. Or for that fact any color that Dupilcolor makes in the high temp engine colors.

March 12, 2015

Here is a little competition we are running. In order to be eligible you need to post up on our FB page. This does not apply to the OE alternator, and must be aftermarket alternator.

Enter to win $499 credit toward the Mechman Alternator of your choice!!!
How do you register to win?
1- Post a picture of your current alternator set up (current alternator brand doesn't matter)
2- Additional entry for EVERY person you tag in this post
Winner drawn March 31st.

Got any question's..........hit me up @ [email protected]

March 12, 2015

Here is the actual build thread............Enjoy and comment away.

http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/196424-mechman-alternators-offical-demo-hearse/

Thanks,

Chris - [email protected]

March 6, 2015

Curious as to why your using nvx wire instead of the products you sell on your website.

To answer your question, It wouldn't really make sense to break open 100+ battery cable kits just to have enough cable to wire the thing. All the cable ends, clamps, etc... would be wasted cost.

We don't sell wire by the spool or the foot other than XS power, and XS power has already helped us out with good pricing on the batteries. Even though we are a manufacturer, there is still always a budget for a build...

March 4, 2015

Tennative plans are a B pillar 4rth order:

(18) 15 inch DC subs on 60K WRMS

(36) 10 inch Mclaren mid drivers on 25K WRMS

(20) Mclaren horn drivers (power not determined yet)

(12) Super tweeters (power not determined yet)

(36) XS Power D1400's for bass and mids

Unknown XS power 12 volt batteries

NVX Power cable

CNF Distribution products

Deadener has not yet been decided upon yet.

March 4, 2015

I am here, patiently waiting on a dual alt kit for my Expedition

Patiently waiting for an alt for a Ford focus :]

What year and engine?

Thanks,

Chris

2001, and 2.0l.

all first gen focus cars are 2.0L, the alt is different on the 2.0L SOHC and the 2.0L DOHC.

DOHC here.

ah, mine is also DOHC.

Gotcha!!!!! We do can make a 170 AMP direct bolt in. That is the largest output because of the small case design Ford started with. If it was a SOHC we can get to about 240 AMPs.

Give me a call if you want to order it up.

Thanks,

Chris - 1-888-MECHMAN XT 202

March 4, 2015

no love for us Focus owners especially first gen. there have been alt relocate kits to accommodate a supercharger but never seen anyone utilize the knowledge of a relocation alt kit for a dual alt kit. seems to be plenty of room to do 2 alt setup.

Singer does one, which is what I'll have to end up doing. Unless Mechman has recently made one for this car. I'd love to stick with Mechman, but I gotta have an H/O alt one way or another.

Sorry ya'll we just are not going to get back in to mass production of brackets kits. We are purely focused on building the best alternators we can and doing that the better than anyone else right now. Now not to say down the line we will not get back into brackets, but for now we just are not.

March 3, 2015

David Berger and his crew at DB designs will be doing the audio install, we are building the support trailer that will be pulled behind it, and also doing the multi alternator install.

March 2, 2015

I am here, patiently waiting on a dual alt kit for my Expedition

Patiently waiting for an alt for a Ford focus :]

What year and engine?

Thanks,

Chris

March 2, 2015

So here is our newest demo build. 91 Caddy hearse. Planned to stuff it full and crank about 70,000 total watts. 60,000 to the subs and 10,000 to the mids/ highs.

March 2, 2015

I know the GM people tend to dominate when it comes to visibility of aftermarket support. I am Ford guy thru and thru let me see where all my Ford people are!!!! We have a full line of units that are direct bolt in from the Escort to the Excursion from 170AMP's to 370AMP's for specific applications.

Learn more here. http://www.mechman.com/alternators/ford-1/

Give me a call from more info @ 1-888-MECHMAN XT 202

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