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rick_o_connell wrote:Just a thought on replacing the alt, you might want to check with the manufacturer to see what the limit is on your power system to see what it can handle first. Nearly doubling the factory specs (117 to over 200) could fry the cars computer, or do other damage.
I had a Crown Vic with the PI package (I believe it had a 170 amp alt, and the regular CV's had around 130) and I had a system with 2 solo-baric s15d's in it, added an extra battery in the trunk and the lights never dimmed or flickered.
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you're not going to damage anything in the car by using a larger alternator.
All you're doing is increasing the peak possible current supply, not the voltage rails.
The only way you'll fry anything is by doing a half-assed install job.
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GlassWolf wrote: The only way you'll fry anything is by doing a half-assed install job.
Like half the kids I see that think that they know it all and that their 91 stock Camry will do 0-60mph in 2 seconds :p
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cargodz wrote:Like half the kids I see that think that they know it all and that their 91 stock Camry will do 0-60mph in 2 seconds :p

my stock altima will.....its only got 186000 miles on it but i have an aftermarket air filter on it and so it had 150 hp new, so 186000 miles and a new air filter later its got like 175 hp, then the muffler fell off which opened up the exhaust so i got like a 200 hp altima, plus its a 5 speed tranny so its even faster......
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smoker wrote:my stock altima will.....its only got 186000 miles on it but i have an aftermarket air filter on it and so it had 150 hp new, so 186000 miles and a new air filter later its got like 175 hp, then the muffler fell off which opened up the exhaust so i got like a 200 hp altima, plus its a 5 speed tranny so its even faster......
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my 0-60 is about 2.6 seconds.
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GlassWolf wrote:my 0-60 is about 2.6 seconds.
Yours isn't stock either......cheater :p
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well... no.
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