Universal alternator

[ahdiofreak]

Has anybody used a universal alternator? Like a power basturds fitzall alternator or any other alternator?

[sonikaccord]

Huntsville! I went to school there. I believe Stoner51 on here isnt too far from there. He has upgraded to a HO alt from DC power and saw a pretty substantial gain in idle output.

I'm assuming you have a high power system?

[ahdiofreak]

Huntsville! I went to school there. I believe Stoner51 on here isnt too far from there. He has upgraded to a HO alt from DC power and saw a pretty substantial gain in idle output.

I'm assuming you have a high power system?

I have plans for one. I need to get an alternator before I can even put it in really. I'm trying to avoid DC because the price is pretty high and I think singer would give me a lower price to build one. The universal alternator would be a nice choice for now tho.

[sonikaccord]

Plans as far as how much wattage? Are you going to compete? SPLCB7 is a good reference for that. I'm more of an SQL guy.

Will you be playing full volume at idle?

[Stoner51]

You will be fine with a alterstart alternator and a second battery. That will still be cheaper than my DC Power and I doubt you will need the idle amperage.

SPLcb7 used a fizzall but it wasn't a drop in. He had to fab a bracket. I had to fab my DC power some too.

I have had two alterstart alternators and they were both fine until I added to the two SPAL HO fans.

steve

[SPLCB7]

Stinger alts arnt too bad. What wattege do you plan to run?

[ahdiofreak]

Plans as far as how much wattage? Are you going to compete? SPLCB7 is a good reference for that. I'm more of an SQL guy.

Will you be playing full volume at idle?

No. I just plan of having a big stereo for my enjoyment.

Stinger alts arnt too bad. What wattege do you plan to run?

Around 2.5K all together. Including a 4 channel.

You will be fine with a alterstart alternator and a second battery. That will still be cheaper than my DC Power and I doubt you will need the idle amperage.

SPLcb7 used a fizzall but it wasn't a drop in. He had to fab a bracket. I had to fab my DC power some too.

I have had two alterstart alternators and they were both fine until I added to the two SPAL HO fans.

steve

I could probobably make a bracket. It'd save some money for sure. Just how reliable is the alternator? I haven't seen the best reviews for them.

[Stoner51]

It easily handled all my needs until I put in the 2 spal HO fans. 60 amps constant. At idle it wasn't enough. Driving it was fine.
My DC power is rock solid at 14.4 all day long even with the spal fans. But at $500 compared to $200 I am not sure it is worth it.

Have you upgraded your Big 3? If not I would do that before you upgraded the alt not after.

With my DC power alt the charging light on the dash is always on. Not sure why. it wasn't that way in the first hour or two and now It is on all the time. But my hondata s300 reads 14.4-14.8

steve

[sonikaccord]

A 250 amp alt would be enough to cover that system at full tilt.

[SPLCB7]

Hell a 150 ish would do the trick with big 3 and 3 group 31s or 2+ xspower 3500s but 220-250 would be ideal.

[ahdiofreak]

I haven't done anything yet. Just planning ahead thats all. I got 3 12 Obsidian V3's laying around that I've been dieing to get to use. Haven't even built a box yet. And right now I have my Saz-2000D on 8 ga wire with a pioneer champion series 12. Just for now. I don't even have the gains high enough for it to be loud since I'm using 8ga wire.

[sonikaccord]

I second the 2 or 3 extra batteries to be your buffer and so you can play louder, longer...or a bank of ultracaps.

[ahdiofreak]

Ultra caps would be a waste for me. But for sure will have atleast 2 decent sized batteries. I do plan to relocate my battery to the trunk once I get 0 ga wire and possibly a 2nd battery.

[greenhornet614]

A good stinger alt is a great choice. Also The use of an optima deep cycle blue top helps and keeps everything flowing right and helps prevent the head light dim and bright during high bass use. Kenetic batteries can be used also with the stinger alt and an optima blue top.

[ahdiofreak]

A good stinger alt is a great choice. Also The use of an optima deep cycle blue top helps and keeps everything flowing right and helps prevent the head light dim and bright during high bass use. Kenetic batteries can be used also with the stinger alt and an optima blue top.

Since when did Stinger makes alternators?