Tough Drive in The E9

"rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S" (rb1971) 11/20/2016 at 00:42 • Filed to: None

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Tried to drive home from Napa during a break in the rain. Instead I seemed to hit the meat of the rain. It doesn’t like running all its systems (lights, wipers, radio) at the same time, so I had to strategically power things off and run the whole time just listening to the motor. Which frankly isn’t that bad of a deal.

Plus a pic from yesterday afternoon.

RallyWrench > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 11/20/2016 at 00:49

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Have you read The Art Of Racing In The Rain? An E9 in the rain can’t help but remind me of it.

Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 11/20/2016 at 01:26

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Standard m30 Alt. right? they have upgraded ones for the s14/m30 with 145amps. I have one and I’ve never had an issue with power draw.

rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S > Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes 11/20/2016 at 01:59

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No my car has an S38 so it’s the M5 alternator. But I have a lot of aftermarket draw (extra lights, big stereo, heated seats, A/F system). The stereo is actually the biggest draw.

Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 11/20/2016 at 04:26

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Ah, I see. I have different lights that required better wiring and a bigger fuse, and the big stereo as well, but no heated seats. With the stock 70amp I had slight issues but since the upgrade I haven’t.

rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S > Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes 11/20/2016 at 11:46

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This morning I noticed the passenger side low beam light is out. So I now wonder whether that was drawing extra power due to increased resistance or the like? (I hate electrical systems!) In any event, I’m considering switching over the LED bulbs for the low beams to draw less amps.