5.7 hemi, charging over 14v, is this normal?

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5.7 hemi, charging over 14v, is this normal? #970591 04/10/11 06:00 PM 04/10/11 06:00 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,349 warfordsburg, PA dirt OP pro stock
dirt OP pro stock Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,349 warfordsburg, PA	i have a 2003 5.7 hemi swaped into my daytona and using the hemi alternator with it. i noticed my volt meter reading around 14.5 V all of the time. it dosent seem to matter if its at idle or reved up. is this normal? i know the battery should be more than 12v normally but wasnt sure how much. once in a while i see the gauge flicker for a few seconds to a lower voltage, somewhere around 12v then jump back to 14.5v , i am working on cleaning all of the cables now just incase that could have something to do with it.

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5.7 hemi, charging over 14v, is this normal?	dirt	04/10/11 10:00 PM
Re: 5.7 hemi, charging over 14v, is this normal?	hooziewhatsit	04/10/11 10:06 PM
Re: 5.7 hemi, charging over 14v, is this normal?	ahy	04/10/11 11:39 PM
Re: 5.7 hemi, charging over 14v, is this normal?	RapidRobert	04/10/11 11:51 PM
Re: 5.7 hemi, charging over 14v, is this normal?	ahy	04/10/11 11:57 PM

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