Which ALT to get?
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Which ALT to get?
Ok so I read the stuff in hio's hyperlink thingy on the 3g swap. Now, my buddy owes me some stuff and he has multiple new alternators for a mass array of projects. Ranging from 130 amp -200 amp ones. Which should I go with if its free? Most are from summit. He says if he doesn't have it he will order whichever I want. So....
1) Which one from summit would be my best bet if I could have any of them? And do I want a internally regulated one?
http://www.summitracing.com/search/p...engine-type/v8
2) Do I need one that is one wire capable?
3) Id like my alt gauge in the cluster and my aftermarket one under the dash to work.
4) I remember seeing somewhere that someone makes a new external regulated box that works with internally regulated alts to make the stock system work?
EDIT: My truck has more electrical crud then ud imaging if that makes a difference
1) Which one from summit would be my best bet if I could have any of them? And do I want a internally regulated one?
http://www.summitracing.com/search/p...engine-type/v8
2) Do I need one that is one wire capable?
3) Id like my alt gauge in the cluster and my aftermarket one under the dash to work.
4) I remember seeing somewhere that someone makes a new external regulated box that works with internally regulated alts to make the stock system work?
EDIT: My truck has more electrical crud then ud imaging if that makes a difference
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If money is no object then this one http://www.summitracing.com/parts/du...view/make/ford
If you are going to keep the single v belt that will limit the amount of amps you can produce with out the belt slipping.
If you are going to keep the single v belt that will limit the amount of amps you can produce with out the belt slipping.
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Internally regulated alternators, in general, are superior as they exhibit faster transient response.
That's a personal choice. Again, refer to my link.
I don't understand what that means.
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Like fmc400 said, a higher output alternator doesn't necessarily equal "better". If your truck has just the normal electrical loads then the stock alternator will be fine. While an internally regulated unit would be an improvement/upgrade, this would require some rewiring.
X2 on the stock ammeter. These were a poorly designed POS from the word go. One neat trick I've seen, there is a guy that rebuilds the stock ammeter and converts it to an honest to goodness working voltmeter and it looks factory.https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-of-these.html
If you have winches, lots of off-road lights or a big-a$$ stereo (I'll refrain from comments on that last one ) then you would probably need a high output alternator. If you don't have that stuff then you're paying for excess capacity that you'll never use.
If your electrical draw is 15 amps, all the alternator is going to put out is 15 amps. The fact that it "could" produce 200 amps is irrelevant.
X2 on the stock ammeter. These were a poorly designed POS from the word go. One neat trick I've seen, there is a guy that rebuilds the stock ammeter and converts it to an honest to goodness working voltmeter and it looks factory.https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-of-these.html
If you have winches, lots of off-road lights or a big-a$$ stereo (I'll refrain from comments on that last one ) then you would probably need a high output alternator. If you don't have that stuff then you're paying for excess capacity that you'll never use.
If your electrical draw is 15 amps, all the alternator is going to put out is 15 amps. The fact that it "could" produce 200 amps is irrelevant.
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At least something under there is put together right mike lol.. I by all means wasn't trying to hijack guys! Sorry to the OP.. well I learned the hard way this time guys.. I'll be in my corner for a bit..
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To be honest, I think just about all of us here have some creative workmanship in our past, either out of necessity or lack of knowledge.
Hopefully we're all better now. I know my techniques have grown much better over the years.
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