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Title: Alternator options?
Post by: 86 night cat on February 02, 2008, 04:41:29 PM
well, the factory alternator finally died, i need to get one, but i'm not sure which one is best.
Auto Zone has 3 different ones, a 65w,70w and 80w.
what benifit would there be with going with the 80w? i don't have a systen(Yet) no special lighting, basicly a factory setup. cost is a bit of an issue, but i wouldn't mind paying more  if it would help in the long run.
Title: Alternator options?
Post by: dudeman351 on February 02, 2008, 05:37:49 PM
do the 3g upgrade you won't regret it
Title: Alternator options?
Post by: 86 night cat on February 02, 2008, 05:44:22 PM
what is the 3g upgrade? i have seen it refered to on here, but everyone seemed to already know what it was.
Title: Alternator options?
Post by: dudeman351 on February 02, 2008, 05:53:19 PM
its a later model alt, 130 amp. i got mine out of j/y for $35. told them it was for a 95 v6 mustang. you do need to do some wiring though. not bad to do really i had mine installed and wired in less than 1.5 hours. search for it j cassidy did a nice write up on it.
Title: Alternator options?
Post by: 86 night cat on February 02, 2008, 06:01:40 PM
thanks, i appreciate the info. and there's no problems running more amps through than it origibuttstuffy had?
Title: Alternator options?
Post by: vinnietbird on February 02, 2008, 06:09:35 PM
The alternator from a 3.0 Taurus will also work.130 amps baby.Like Dudeman said,easy stuff,and you will wonder why you didn't do this a long time ago.
Title: Alternator options?
Post by: 86 night cat on February 02, 2008, 09:25:51 PM
I appologize if i am the slow kid here, but do more amps make for better performance? is it a hotter spark? I don't want to frustrate anyone, but I just don't understand this one.
Title: Alternator options?
Post by: CougarSE on February 02, 2008, 09:27:29 PM
No not really, but when you come to stops your lights wont dim and your windows go up and down faster while idling.
Title: Alternator options?
Post by: 86 night cat on February 02, 2008, 09:36:34 PM
ok, thanks all, i hated to expose my ignorance, but you gotta learn somehow!
Title: Alternator options?
Post by: CougarSE on February 02, 2008, 09:41:18 PM
I had a 3G on my 83 when I had it.  It was nicer how stuff worked..  hell the dome light was even brighter..
Title: Alternator options?
Post by: vinnietbird on February 02, 2008, 09:46:02 PM
No opologies needed.It's all about learning.