Doubling alternator coils and changing voltage regulator?
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From: Alabama
Car: 1992 Firebird
Engine: 3.1
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 3.23
Doubling alternator coils and changing voltage regulator?
can my alternator be re-manufactured to get more amperage? I'm not putting a huge system in , but 1200 watts on a baby alternator seems kinda squeaky.
Has anybody put a second deep cycle battery in the left side of the trunk under the side panels?
Do i need a blue top? Just a bigger alternator should be enough, right?
Has anybody put a second deep cycle battery in the left side of the trunk under the side panels?
Do i need a blue top? Just a bigger alternator should be enough, right?
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From: belle fourche,s.d.
Car: '82 z28
Engine: L83 5.7
Transmission: 700r4-1985
Axle/Gears: 3.42 posi
Re: Doubling alternator coils and changing voltage regulator?
alternator can be rewound to get more amps,problem
is in order to put heavier winding wire in the stator the
number of turns has to be cut back-reducing output at
low rpm...Also cs130s run hot anyway-it would probably
roast it's diodes.
much better(if possible)would be to upgrade to a larger
"cs144"alternator.Also some '90s ford alternators are
really good too,but that would take some fabbing and
wiring mods to work.
is in order to put heavier winding wire in the stator the
number of turns has to be cut back-reducing output at
low rpm...Also cs130s run hot anyway-it would probably
roast it's diodes.
much better(if possible)would be to upgrade to a larger
"cs144"alternator.Also some '90s ford alternators are
really good too,but that would take some fabbing and
wiring mods to work.
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Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Alabama
Car: 1992 Firebird
Engine: 3.1
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 3.23
Re: Doubling alternator coils and changing voltage regulator?
alternator can be rewound to get more amps,problem
is in order to put heavier winding wire in the stator the
number of turns has to be cut back-reducing output at
low rpm...Also cs130s run hot anyway-it would probably
roast it's diodes.
much better(if possible)would be to upgrade to a larger
"cs144"alternator.Also some '90s ford alternators are
really good too,but that would take some fabbing and
wiring mods to work.
is in order to put heavier winding wire in the stator the
number of turns has to be cut back-reducing output at
low rpm...Also cs130s run hot anyway-it would probably
roast it's diodes.
much better(if possible)would be to upgrade to a larger
"cs144"alternator.Also some '90s ford alternators are
really good too,but that would take some fabbing and
wiring mods to work.
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From: Bertram (outside Austin), TX
Car: 87 GTA
Engine: L98
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: Dana M78 3.27 posi
Re: Doubling alternator coils and changing voltage regulator?
The cs144 is a pretty common upgrade for 3rd gens. Do a search for "cs144" here on TGO, and you'll find peoples posts about having done it.
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