New HO alternator vs. stock rebuild
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Topic: New HO alternator vs. stock rebuild
Posted By: customsound79
Subject: New HO alternator vs. stock rebuild
Date Posted: February 01, 2006 at 10:04 PM
I found a local alternator rebuilder that said they could re-wind my factory alternator to 200+ amps for about $100. Could this be a viable option over buying a $300 new model with the larger case and such?
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My wife will never understand why, lucky for her!
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Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: February 01, 2006 at 11:22 PM
No, all this does is put more heat into the same size case, end result is a alternator that will fail even faster than it did before.
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Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.
Posted By: customsound79
Date Posted: February 02, 2006 at 8:12 AM
That makes perfect sense. Thanks for the help!
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My wife will never understand why, lucky for her!
Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: February 02, 2006 at 10:50 AM
Yup, and most likely he can wire it to 200 amp , , but probably has ZERO idle output and the 200 amp output is probably at about 9 grand on the ticker. The HO alts specificaly built will give you a high output at idle and top out just above your normal driving rpm making them very useful.
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2003 Chevy Avalanche,Eclipse CD7000,Morel Elate 5,Adire Extremis,Alpine PDX-4.150, 15" TC-3000, 2 Alpine PDX-1.1000, 470Amp HO Alt.
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