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Thread: Alt help |
    
Silver Member Username: Holt_champ
Htown,
MI
Post Number: 862
Registered: Oct-06
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| Posted on Monday, September 24, 2007 - 09:33 pm: |
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what size alt should i get to run a 2600wrms system. i did have a 200 amp in my grand am but it didnt work that great.im geting a 03 monte carlo, do they make anything larger than a 200 amp alternator for those cars?? anymore suggestions?? |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18
Northwest PA
Post Number: 3224
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Monday, September 24, 2007 - 10:26 pm: |
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The biggest you can get. 200 amp should work though. I'm running a 3000 watt amp on a 200 amp alt and a 1500 amp Odyssey battery. Works good. |
Silver Member Username: Holt_champ
Htown,
MI
Post Number: 866
Registered: Oct-06
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| Posted on Monday, September 24, 2007 - 10:54 pm: |
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well i had 200 amp in my grand am with 2 optima batteries. the voltage dropped really bad. does it have anything to do with what kind of car? i know grand ams are kinda poor quality. |
Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18
Northwest PA
Post Number: 3236
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Monday, September 24, 2007 - 11:17 pm: |
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Could have been a wiring issue. Mayble the big 3 wasnt done right, sometihng along those lines. IDK |
Silver Member Username: Holt_champ
Htown,
MI
Post Number: 867
Registered: Oct-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - 12:14 am: |
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is there a way to check how many amps the alternator really is?? |
Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18
Northwest PA
Post Number: 3239
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - 01:34 pm: |
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Yeah but you need some expensive equipment to do it. |
Silver Member Username: Holt_champ
Htown,
MI
Post Number: 868
Registered: Oct-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - 11:27 pm: |
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are there any places that can or will do it? |
Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18
Northwest PA
Post Number: 3246
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 08:13 pm: |
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Not that I know of. Auto parts stores say they can but they don't do it right. |
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