Electrical Overcharging

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by zzmac

Excuse my ignorance, but where would I find the v regulator on a Superformance? I'm assuming (probably incorrectly) that it's one of those small silver square shaped housings, but I can't find it??

Those small, silver squares sound like relays. Voltage Regulators usually look more like this:



But before you go replacing stuff, you might want to just spend five bucks on a voltmeter that plugs in to your cigarette lighter and check the voltage with the car running. It'll generally be around 14.6volts if everything is running correctly. Here's a shot of a cheapo little voltmeter that I have that plugs in the cigarette lighter (with the car not running). They're surprisingly handy.