upgrading

Another project completed, hopefully permanently..... Ever since upgrading the charging system on my E38 it was eating belts. The alternator is 125 amp cold and 107 amp hot rated. The progression went like this: -Install upgraded alternator and use 3/8" belt. Not good, belt bottoms in new...

Our 2003 ZF5 transmission with only 400 hours on it is slipping in Forward gear. Suddenly, there are metal particles in the transmission fluid. Our mechanic is advising the removal and disassembly of the transmission to see whether a rebuild makes sense or whether we need a new one. I did a...

My existing house "bank" is a single 12-volt, which I'm guessing was around 85 ah when new. Now, it's about 5 ah. I'm considering 4 Trojan T-105 6 volt batteries. Wired in series parallel, they'll give me 450 ah at 12 volts. $512.00 and 248 lbs. total. I'm also considering 3 Trojan...

Hello All, I have posted several times regarding alternator/regulator upgrades for my '83 E38. I am "almost" ready to make a purchase. I say almost because I am also reading Nigel Calders Electrical and Mechanical Manual. This has led to thoughts of converting my E38 to a fully 12volt based...