Charge System Fault, need advise!
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Charge System Fault, need advise!
The battery checks our OK, but the alternator is not returning enough volts. I do have the under drive (no problems with it for a year up to now) and a few extra accessories that were not running for the NX kit put on a few weeks ago.
Anyhow, do you all recommended any heavy duty alternators and from where? Its about $170 at the local Auto Zone for a replacement, though I figure I should maybe step up to a more high performance unit.
Anyhow, do you all recommended any heavy duty alternators and from where? Its about $170 at the local Auto Zone for a replacement, though I figure I should maybe step up to a more high performance unit.
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I agree!! I went with a Delco CS 144, 175 amp alternator and everything is fine now! I did have a 200 amp, but the volts ran low because the amps was so high! I had to order a bracket from alternatorparts.com, and I got my local alternator shop to build me a 175 amp delco!
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I would like to use the factory brackets, and an alternator that is ready to go, beefed up my someone else that will fit on a C5?
I could send my stock unit back as a core if needed. What do you all advise that is plug and play? I just wanted to get the car going again and figured some extra amps can't hurt from the stock 110? I wanted to upgrade my music system a little later this year anyhow.
I could send my stock unit back as a core if needed. What do you all advise that is plug and play? I just wanted to get the car going again and figured some extra amps can't hurt from the stock 110? I wanted to upgrade my music system a little later this year anyhow.
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Originally Posted by TexCorvette
I would like to use the factory brackets, and an alternator that is ready to go, beefed up my someone else that will fit on a C5?
I could send my stock unit back as a core if needed. What do you all advise that is plug and play? I just wanted to get the car going again and figured some extra amps can't hurt from the stock 110? I wanted to upgrade my music system a little later this year anyhow.
I could send my stock unit back as a core if needed. What do you all advise that is plug and play? I just wanted to get the car going again and figured some extra amps can't hurt from the stock 110? I wanted to upgrade my music system a little later this year anyhow.
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