I got my Power and Amp pulleys in today and im gonna put em on soon. They claim that power and amp pulleys will charge at idle and do fine with a 600 watt system. I just wanted some opinions on that. Oh by the way i got a 92 RS 305 TBI with a stock altonator. Any bodys battery go dead or alt. coulnt keep up when the system was on? Also how much gain did ya get from the pulleys?

 

I'd also be interested in hearing from anyone who has done this. I've only replaced the alternator once since I have owned the car brand new. However, the stereo has only been in it for about 3 years. I usually go through batteries every 2-3 years, but my alarm system is mostly to blame for that.

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92 Camaro RS, LO3, 5-spd, T-tops

Performance:
K&N Open Air Filter, Edelbrock performer TBI intake, Fastchip Prom, Timing +4 degrees, Centerforce clutch, Xact 8mm wires, SLP 1 3/4" Headers (coated), Flowmaster Catback Exhaust, Z28 Grille w/aftmkt fog lamps, MacEwen white-face guages
Electronics:
Alpine 8030 Alarm System, Valentine One Radar Detector (How did I ever drive without one?), Pioneer DEH 7450 Head Unit w/6-pack CD changer, Pioneer DEQ 7600 Sound Processor, 2 Kenwood KAC-846 Amps powering 2 12" Pro Red subs, 2 Pioneer 6x9 and 2 MTX 4x6 speakers.
NEXT UP: TBI mods, 3.42 gears w/Torsen posi

 

My alternator can't handle my system as it is. I couldn't imagine under driving it.

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i plan on gettting a higher amp altinator first before putting theses on. im just to chicken with all my stearo stuff.

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91 camaro RS
- 305 TBI
Mods: Performer TBI intake, 1" TBI spacer, K+N, jet fan switch ,160 thermo,Accel control module, Jet Stage 2 chip, edelbrock TES headers, Compleate 3" Flowmaster exhaust, Edelbrock springs, KYB struts and shocks, 700R4 built by TSI, SLP tq converter, b+m trans cooler, white guage faces, megashifter..
next month: spohn LCA's and panhard rod, BMR relocation brackets, 323 gear

 

All u need is a capcitor and you will be fine,cuz the brunt of the power will be absorbed by the cap

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86 Iroc-Z28 350 Edlebrock,Borla,Transgo,B&M,ACCEL,Random Tech,Auburn,Alpine,Rockford Fosgate,Ultra Z's,1LE brakes&swaybars etc....

 

The idea here is a larger alternator and the biggest battery you can cram under the hood or wherever.

 

A cap isn't going to do much if the alternator is outputting insufficient power. A cap helps maintain transients during bass hits, but your overall average power consumption doesn't change. Garbage in = garbage out.

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My buddy has a cavalier and hes got 2 15" solo-barics. we were at a spl contest and the first run he hit a 145 with the cap and then he took it out and went back through and hit a 147.

 

If he "burped" the system for the SPL contest, the caps would have helped. If you play regular music for the competition, the cap will be an additional drain on your system after the first 1 or 2 seconds.



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I have the pullies on my car. When I first installed them (before I had a stereo) I noticed a pretty decent improvement. It seemed to launch faster and pull through the power range better, but I don't have any numbers or anything like that.

Later I installed the system and I never really had a charging problem with mine and I was usually running at least 600watts and sometimes 1100+ watts. When I had it running at 1100+ and driving, I would notice a drop in voltage, but only when sitting at a light or something when the rpms were not above 1000 or so. Other than that, I really never had any problems. Now that I don't have a system, I really don't, but that is beside the point!

If you are going to be running 600 watts or so, you should be okay for a while, but I would definitely recommend looking into an upgraded alternator of maybe 130 amps or so, but it all depends. Check with a stereo shop for a better idea of how big to look at. I hope that helps.

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