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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 12:45 PM
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i want to upgrade my alternator but what amp i have and what amp i need to find is a mystery to me does any one have any small tricks to help
 
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 01:44 PM
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Upgrade your alternator? You want to over charge you battery or something? Get a smaller pulley on ur alternator. Then it will spin faster. But there should be no reason to upgrade the alternator. Its just a waste of money enless your running major amps or something that drains alot of power.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 11:48 PM
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these guys might have one for neon but you have to find a dealer near you.
http://www.stingerelectronics.com/

amp i need to find is a mystery to me does any one have any small tricks to help
you need to add up the fuses and thatwill tell you how many the amps the amplifiercan pull.

you really shouldent need a better alt unless you running some serious audio or lights.


Whats in your setup?
 
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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 01:14 PM
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i got xenon 9007 headlights competion 12 sub punch 500 amp flex fision flip down tv
 
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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 03:41 PM
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try using a capacitor first
http://www.caraudiohelp.com/newslett...citor_myth.htm
 
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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 04:40 PM
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a capacitor would work but if i could get a bigger amp alt from a junk yard for half the price i would go that way im cheap
 
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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 05:22 PM
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if i could get a bigger amp alt from a junk yard for half the price

tell me if you find one. stinger might be the only one
 
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 10:43 PM
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i got xenon 9007 headlights competion 12 sub punch 500 amp flex fision flip down tv
I think you would be fine, but spud is the expert on audio/visual.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 11:03 PM
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I've heard that the PT cruisers alternator has the same casing but puts out more amps. anybody know anything about this???
 
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 01:51 PM
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This sucks
 
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