Originally Posted by
Bambam234
I definitely had to learn things the hard way with this car. 13 years in the navy and the last 6 years in power plants I should have used some of those skills to not exceed my electrical system but as the math shows I did. I never in a million years would have thought there was an 80amp alternator I honestly thought the minimum was 130 amps but we live and learn. I did however find another company that builds high output alternators for a lot less than I had seen previously(and isn’t much more than a good refurbished one) Brand X Electrical makes various high output alternators. Below are their prices and their lead times. I went ahead and purchased their 240 amp alternator so we will see how well they do. I went with a much larger alternator not only for my stereo but I have planned to upgrade my cheap air horns to a set that requires an air compressor( big trucks in the South Carolina can never see me but they will sure hear me!)
180 $305
240 $345
270 $375
325 $425
Idle output is around 140-150 amps on these at 650-700 rpm.
We do not recommend the 325 amp unless you have 800+ idle rpm and a crank pulley larger than 6”.
All units come with a lifetime warranty at parts cost for repair or rebuild, and 6 month no defect guarantee.
3-4 weeks is average lead time on all custom order units that require a billet frame. Due to covid we do ask people give some extra time in some cases custom orders like this / builds can take as long as 6 weeks.
All prices are shipped to the continental US