2013/04/08 09:57:53
Reddtarga
WIDEMR
Yeah biggest saving will be the bracket for sure. 
 
I will be running a smaller alternator then the 100 yes.
 
From factory, can the 80 and 100 be swapped? or do they have different thickness mounting?
 
Ian are you able to measure the thickness of the bottom mounting tab/bolt location? The 100A i have is 58mm.



The bottom tab on both the 80 amp alternators I have is exactly 57 mm wide.
If the turbo one is 58 mm that is not much difference, but comparing it to the NA alt as you say there is a difference between the hole centers of that mounting tab and the adjustment tab so you can't fit an NA alt to a stock turbo bracket.
 
A while ago I found these weights but I'm not sure if they are exact:
Camry 70 amp alternator 9 lbs 11 oz. (4.3kg)
MR2 turbo alternator 13 lbs. 8 oz. (6.1 kg)
MR2 NA alternator  5 kg 
MR2 NA bracket  6 kg.
MR2 turbo bracket? 
Hux bracket stock position 1 lbs 15 oz. (.87 kg)
MR2OC (USA) aluminum billet bracket 1 lb 7 oz. (.65kg)
 
You're right about the bracket.
The bracket I use that I fabricated from mild steel for the stock mounting position saved about 4 kg over the stock NA bracket.
 
2013/04/08 16:31:55
WIDEMR
Racer X Aluminium bracket (bottom, top and adjustment rod) 846 grams
2013/04/10 20:42:14
kameleon
looks like its just a matter of going to a place that have lots of options with some scales.
2013/04/19 20:39:28
MCT_MR2
http://www.lynxae.co.uk/Products-alternators.htm

Dunno if you have seen these guys before, but their 140a alternator weighs in at 6kg, and they make their stuff with denso parts for most things.

As for "switching off" an alternator, i would only attempt it on a 3 wire alternator with a l-ion battery, as the voltage drop would be catastrophic otherwise.

Depending on ecu choice, you could switch to a 4 wire off a later model car to duty cycle control the alternator, so it doesn't load up when you don't need it to, and i'm assuming this is what Brendan is referring to, as thats how a lot of modern cars are. For example with a pnp m800 for sti's and evos the computer will switch off the aircon compressor and run the alternator at minimum duty to maintain voltage at high throttle inputs.

Ultimately your 100a requirement will be the killer, you can find some 3kg 80a 4 wire alternators fairly easily. Maybe you should adapt a suzuki swift or similar steering coloumn into your car and run a manual rack.....
2013/04/19 20:42:51
MCT_MR2
otherwise look at light aircraft 100a alternators, you'd have to check on the speed you can run them at and sort an appropriate pulley, but one i quickly looked at comes in at 12lb, or 5.45kgish.
http://www.nationalairpar...small-case-alternator/
2013/04/24 18:46:53
kameleon
Might be time to go 80A and see what happens....
2013/04/30 09:43:15
Reddtarga
Re lightweight alt mounting brackets:
There must be a lot more stress on the bracket than I imagined, because I just checked all the mounting bolts on my lightweight fabricated bracket and tensioner assy and found some of them loose with a couple missing.
They certainly weren't that way when I fitted it, and I will have to check them more often in future or use a bit of Loctite.
Maybe Toyota knew what they were doing with the stock heavy cast one lol.
2013/04/30 10:36:00
kameleon
Yeah there is a reason manufacturers do thing like that. Just wish they did a hollow cast alloy one instead.
2013/04/30 10:36:00
kameleon
Yeah there is a reason manufacturers do thing like that. Just wish they did a hollow cast alloy one instead.
2013/04/30 10:54:29
WIDEMR
Nothing lockwire cant fix 
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