Mine works fine, but I want to go heavy duty before winter, to a 130 I think is the one that people are using? I am not running much of anything in the way of accessories, I might add a pair of small fog lights (standard duty) but that is it. I just want to have plenty of juice for when it is very cold outside and I have the lights on, heater running, defroster, and possibly fog lights too.

I am looking or quick and simple answers to the following

1) I believe that they make an alternatir like this for Ford trucks, and I have also heard that people get one from some Mustang. Which would be the simplest to adapt?

2) I have also heard that someone sells one with a kit that gives you everything that you need to upgrade. Painless Wiring, perhaps?

3) What exactly is involved in the upgrade? I think that you have to change the connector and upgrade one wire to a thicker gauge. Excatly what needs to be modified to properly do the upgrade?

I know that there have been threads on this before, but they served to confuse me more and did not really answer my specific questions. I am certainly capable of doing the work, but I want to know exactly what is involved before going into it.

Thanks!

 

1) I believe that they (AFTERMARKET or FORD or BOTH?) make an alternator like this for Ford trucks

 

Get a single wire hook-up alternator from JFB or Summit Racing or such. They are available all the way up to 200+ amps and bolt right in. Hook one wire to the battery and thats it. Cant get much more simple than that

 

So what do I do with all of those wires that connect to the alternator now? Just unplug them and cover them up?

Also, can I get "too strong" of an alternator and mess other things up? I basically want it to stay constant at idle when I have the lights, the heater, the defroster, and possibly some regular low power foglights, the small ones that you mount on your grill or front bumper.

I do not need to power huge stereo amps, nor do I need anything fancy like a dual battery system. Just a satisfactory upgrade from the stock one.

 

You just cover the stock wires up and move them out of the way. The new alternator will come with a chart showing what gauge wire you should use for the hookup. http://broncograveyard.com/products/cat/20/270/38602 Thats a link for one of the 170 amp units, which is what I use in my F250. Which powers everything nicely. In my 90 EB Bronc, I did the hi-amp ford version (120amp) and with the headlights on, the ac on hi, and the wipers on, it will draw down some, especially in town, not in the F250 tho. As for over doing the alternator, the regulator will only allow the alternator to put out what is needed, however, consider it like this, which would you rather have... a 300 6cyl, that will get the job done but is almost always maxed out, or a 460 that has plenty of oomph left in reserve if needed, so its not having to work as hard as the 6cyl?