Originally Posted By Stanton
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Originally Posted By GY3
Originally Posted By 493_DART
I bought one of these kits for the stock alt. ---seems to work great



http://store.alternatorparts.com/ho7005-chrysler-square-back-alternator-80-amp-upgrade-kit-1.aspx


I need to do SOMETHING. I'm tired of the dim lights at idle. I'm not sure I want to rewire the whole dang car, though. The jumper from the alternator to the starter doesn't bother me but...


Dim lights at idle is the whole reason why I came up with the Denso swap kit years ago. The Mopar alternator is very lazy at idle while the Denso cranks out a bunch of amps. Just the difference that 50 years of R&D makes I guess. Plus the Denso alternator is 5 lbs less weight to drag around and it seems to be a very reliable design. My wife has more than 200K miles on her 4Runner and the alternator is still going strong.


So does this alternator have the balls to run an EFI pump, HHR fan, electronic ignition as well as lights, etc. ?? If not, what sort of amps would it take?


I ran an HHR fan,electric water pump,fuel pump, lights,and my MSD ignition and the volts dropped to 13.5 at 900 RPM with the brakes on at a light. That was with the 60 amp unit that I pulled of a cash for clunkers car 8 years ago. This conversion is the best update you can do for your car. Just imagine sitting at a light and your head lights don't dim like a pee-hole in a snow bank. The one thing I do strongly suggest is that you go with a factory Denso re-man unit over a P.O.S. Ebay junker. I have never had a problem with Denso rebuilt parts but I have seen dozens of cheapo re-builds crap out or not work at all.

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