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Americans like everything longer, so I just extend everything.
Billet tech alternator has the plug over on the side, so comes with that to extend it to plug into the alternator.
Billet tech alternator has the plug over on the side, so comes with that to extend it to plug into the alternator.
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St. Jude Donor '13
My billet tech didn't come with that. I clocked it so that the plug is out of sight.
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May have to call up and get a refund for the races. IW emailed me back. Only thing they can save is the inner hub. They want $384+shipping to "fix" it, then I would then have to mail it to ECS to get cogged. Ugh. No way that will happen in time.
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St. Jude Donor '13
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Waiting on ECS to call me. That is the only way I get to race. Only issue is I doubt ECS has any of the "high HP" balancers around. Probably just the same thing I have without the "high hp" mods of extra 3/8" bolts.
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Cancelled race. 
Gives me time to mess with the car more. Maybe I'll add the flex fuel and get that going. Also can look at what is next. There should be another 1/2 mile in December.
Thought about racing the mustang, but it is slow, so that would be boring.
Gives me time to mess with the car more. Maybe I'll add the flex fuel and get that going. Also can look at what is next. There should be another 1/2 mile in December.
Thought about racing the mustang, but it is slow, so that would be boring.
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Sorry to hear that. I believe that some things happen for a reason.
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St. Jude Donor '15
Sucks about the race though. I was hoping ECS would come through with a random one they had laying around to save the day
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That's the crappy thing. They may have one laying around, but if they did it is probably just a standard 10 rib one, not the upgrade "high hp" one that IW now has. They only add the extra hardware if needed. Seems dumb for any of the 10 rib setups not to be setup for "high hp" because you wouldn't need a 10 rib otherwise. So IW would have to make a "high hp" 10 rib, send it to ECS, and then they machine it.
Only other way is to have it cogged locally. Friend with a CNC lather/mill said he could do it, but I don't know if I trust him to nail it first time. He said it can't be hard. At this point, I'll just wait. I'm just hoping ECS treats me good on the pricing/etc to get another balancer cogged.
Only other way is to have it cogged locally. Friend with a CNC lather/mill said he could do it, but I don't know if I trust him to nail it first time. He said it can't be hard. At this point, I'll just wait. I'm just hoping ECS treats me good on the pricing/etc to get another balancer cogged.
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Sorry to hear it is not working out for the race Nick.
An issue we are running into with the cog set up, which is why it is temporarily on hold here, is because we have to get the balancers SFI approved for that pesky insurance thing.
With us machining the cog in the balancer it is technically taking it out of SFI approval since they do not have the drawing on file etc.
We are in the process of getting all this done now, but it will unfortunately eliminate the possibility of sending your used balancer in, it will have to be a complete new unit sold.
Technicalities...
An issue we are running into with the cog set up, which is why it is temporarily on hold here, is because we have to get the balancers SFI approved for that pesky insurance thing.
With us machining the cog in the balancer it is technically taking it out of SFI approval since they do not have the drawing on file etc.
We are in the process of getting all this done now, but it will unfortunately eliminate the possibility of sending your used balancer in, it will have to be a complete new unit sold.
Technicalities...
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Trust me we are not happy about this either, but we can't take a risk with our insurance. We are working on this diligently though, I will call as soon as we have an answer, I have nothing more to report at this time. Again sorry, not our choice I assure you!
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Just curious since it's the current topic. Does this mean the cogged balancer I received recently is not up to Sfi spec? Is ECS planning to recertify or replace them?
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St. Jude Donor '15
Sounds like once SFI has a drawing on file for them it will be covered. More of a paperwork thing.
That royally sucks for people that need replacement parts that are committed to the cog setup already.
That royally sucks for people that need replacement parts that are committed to the cog setup already.