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Alternator upgrade?
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Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:48 pmby mackmitsubishi
Anyone here have experience with Alternator upgrades?
I was under the impression that my 1986 MM has a 45Amp alternator and wanting to ad MSD and perhaps a small amp may really work the 45 amp alt..
I have at least 30 alternators allover my shop and would like to use them if i could.
anyone?
Re: Alternator upgrade?
Posted:
Sat Dec 12, 2009 7:50 pmby pennyman1
I'm currently running a sm case gm alt on my 2.6- works great with modded brackets. May swap it out for a 200 amp I got off ebay for 50.00 and put the 105 amp on my project d-50.
Re: Alternator upgrade?
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Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:24 pmby mackmitsubishi
pennyman1 wrote:I'm currently running a sm case gm alt on my 2.6- works great with modded brackets. May swap it out for a 200 amp I got off ebay for 50.00 and put the 105 amp on my project d-50.
..this is cool...so as long as it has a built in regulator like most alternators built after 1975 or so it should be ok?
no issues with a higher amperage?..
by the way...any junk yards in the Pittsburgh area with 1st gen parts?
Re: Alternator upgrade?
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Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:49 pmby Spicoli
I ran the GM set up also. All GM stuff is internal I'm aware, of fords and mopars arent from my memory. Only problem I had is that with my 120amp alt. It seemed like it kind of turned down my idle speed a lil but not 100% sure that it actually did
Re: Alternator upgrade?
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Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:50 pmby pennyman1
Not to my knowledge on 1st gen trucks- believe me i look all the time. I do have some parts I may be able to part with after i see what my project truck needs. Where are you located at?
Re: Alternator upgrade?
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Sat Jan 16, 2010 2:41 amby dmr8x2
i took an alt off a montero 2000'ish
just changed over the belt pulley
it is a 98amp er
Re: Alternator upgrade?
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Sat Jan 16, 2010 7:49 amby TotallyBalistic
the gm small case alternator is a very easy conversion, i started to do it on my truck but remembered that motor isnt gona be in it long. the bracket mod is very very simple if i knew what i did with mine id send it to ya but it got lost somewhere
Re: Alternator upgrade?
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Tue Oct 05, 2010 2:20 pmby mightycelica88
So the 98 amp alternator from the 2000'ish montero uses the same bracket and everything? Even the same pigtaail wiring? Thats cool cuz i swapped in an electric fan and i would like a stronger alternator(than my 45 amp) so i can get a bigger fan put on cuz it pretty much runs non stop in the summer cuz it takes forever for it to cool down. Works very well tho. If anyone wants help with an electric radiator fan let me know. its very simple