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[lozzy]

hi guys whats the american version of the omega called ?

or what american GM cars use the same engine as the 2.5?

cheers

[Jimbob]

Its the Catera 

[lozzy]

awesum now to see if i can hunt down a massive alternator for my mig i assume the wiring the same ?

[Jimbob]

Dont know the exact details on engines and wiring.

They certainly have different dashboards, and different ECU's as they are limited iirc.

[tunnie]

what makes you think american alternators are more powerful?

Souce an ex-plod one from the UK, they have beefier ones than standard

[lozzy]

there are lot more aftermarket high output alternator builders and when you enquire they have never heard of an omega but will more than likely have a listing for a catera or can build one for me

[tunnie]

mention the 3.0, not sure if the 2.5 was sold in the Cadillac Catera

[lozzy]

yea doesnt seem they do the 2.5 only 3.0 block id assume the mountings are the same ?

[Markjay]

Variations of the same V6 engine (sometimes with increased capacity) were (and I think still are) available on other Cadillac models.

[lozzy]

well just a quick update on this for people who may want a bigger alternator i hopefully may well of sourced a bolt on 250a alternator from the catera bags  of juice !!

[I_want_an_Omega]

I was going to ask why - but see from pics that its for audio?

[lozzy]

yea its for my new system thats being built in an omega estate the standard 120amp alternator wouldnt cut the mustuard to charge the batterys 

[I_want_an_Omega]

So, 120 amps x 12volts = 1440 watts of input power,and 250 amps is 3kw !

I take it you wont be driving when this "device" is in full swing 

[lozzy]

no way would be too difficult to drive with an alternator that big on load will put quite a strain on the engine and also the volume output can make things diffidult to see 

the voltage on the regualtor will be set at 15 volts

[goonv6]

I wish I'd seen this earlier, you can have your current one rewound to whatever spec you like but I also have a 250amp one sitting in my garage from my Chevy v8 you could have had for £50. You just need to switch over the pulley on it.