i am building my stereo system slowly. and i have hit a wall. not necessarily a wall but if i push any more i am going to be going thru alternators left and right. not to mention batteries.
does anyone know of any alternators bigger than my MASSIVE 65amp (or whatever stock is)
? something that will fit right on?
i remember hearing something about a 90 amp. which would be better.. i'd take it to get rebuilt and then have it rebuilt to output slightly more power. the guy was saying about 18% more power.
or is there something else like a 120 or 130 that will fit right on???\
thanks
bumpidy bump bump... anyone??
i have a week off starting in 2 days and its really my only chance for another month or two for me to get this business done.
what year is your car? Ive got a 96 jetta and altrom lists a 120 amp alternator that I can get for it, mine came stock with a 90a one.
my jetta is a 92.
i have been told that some come with 90 amps. which would be good as long as i can have it rebuilt to output even more.
it would be nice to find something like a 130 or around there that would fit right up.
92, that's still V-belts, right?
Friend of mine in London used a AC Delco alternator, mounted it upside down in his late 80's golf. It fit with little or no modification to the existing brackets.
That would allow you to run a higher output easily available unit that's also easy & cheap to upgrade/repair.
My previous 87 Jetta had a 'reconfigured' Delco on it when I got it. Bosch styled case with all Delco guts, even had the tach output terminal off one of the diode legs. It was at least 90A IIRC.
New regulator once, $8
Unfortunately I never found out where the thing came from though:(
sob
i got a 90 amp and it looks like itll fit right in place of my 55 amp alternator on my 79 rabbit
i already test fit it,and the pulleys line up,but the bolt for the pivot point is different,,
ill get it fabbed up,dont worry
but i dont know what kind of 90 amp it came from
its a 90 degree mount,and it has id say a medium depth pulley
ill haveta get pics when i run across it.......
92, that's still V-belts, right?
My lincoln diesel (524TD engine) had a ford 90 amp alternator driven by a single 11mm v-belt, I should have bought shares in the gates rubber company... The belt had to be fiddle string tight and only lasted a month or 2. If you're serious about a larger alternator I would suggeat a serpentine conversion, v-belts are not up to the task.
I'd have to agree with the serpentine conversion suggestion
i heard of a guy running a 300 amp alternator in his NA diesel... kept wondering why it was stalling out at idle.. hahahaha
you can pretty much fit whatever you want as long as space permits.