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Bronze Member Username: AdamwrightPost Number: 29 Registered: May-04 | ok guys check it out.... 2001 accord 320 RMS watts to front and back speakers....1200 watts jbl for 3 subs TOTAL 1520 CLEAN watts......CAN SOMEONE RECCOMEND AN ALTERNATOR SIZE? 160 amps? 180? 200? |
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Silver Member Username: JayjLouisiana USA Post Number: 355 Registered: May-04 | Adam you will need about 150 amps for the amplifiers. This will be how much is needed with what the car already has. A 200amp (MAY) do the job if your easy on the system. But a 250 amp should do the job for sure. Good Luck |
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Bronze Member Username: AdamwrightPost Number: 31 Registered: May-04 | ok well can i just have my stock alternator re-wound? if so wats the max expectation there? Whats a 225 to 250 amp alt gonna run? |
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Bronze Member Username: AdamwrightPost Number: 32 Registered: May-04 | Geezus i cant find a 250 ANYWHERE.....1 HOUR SEARCHING ... max i found was a 200 for about 78,000 dollars...good god jay are you sure you didnt miscalculate? I have a pretty good system likes lotsa others, but youre telling me they have to fly to india and get a second mortgage for a 250 amp? HOW ABOUT JUST A 180 AMP?? found a couple of those?????? |
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Gold Member Username: GlasswolfNorthWest, Michigan USA Post Number: 4120 Registered: Dec-03 | 200A should be plenty. I doubt you'll be running that system at full volume so you won't actually be drawing that much power. |
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Anonymous | adam wright, leave your alternator alone, go to any music store and just buy a nice capacitor for $150, and youll be fine. |
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Gold Member Username: GlasswolfNorthWest, Michigan USA Post Number: 4123 Registered: Dec-03 | wrong. |
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Silver Member Username: GrmncrsnbrVA Post Number: 257 Registered: Jun-04 | oh god here we go. Glass can you point both adam and I into the right direction for finding alternators? |
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Silver Member Username: JayjLouisiana USA Post Number: 357 Registered: May-04 | Go to www.mralternator.com If they don't have your car listed then email them and they will get the alternator for you. Thats where I got mine and it has been great. |
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Silver Member Username: JamtochristianWilliamsport, Pennsylvania USA of course! Post Number: 127 Registered: Mar-04 | I've seen that you can get 200a alternators on ebay shipped for about 220 dollars... that's not so much that you'll have to have a second mortgage or nothing, but make sure you get one for your car. They also make One wire alternators, which are supposed to be a little more simplified hook ups. But I'd stick with a 200a direct replacement if you can. |
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Gold Member Username: GlasswolfNorthWest, Michigan USA Post Number: 4130 Registered: Dec-03 | yup ebay has plenty of them. if you want one custom fit for you see: www.4alterstart.com they specialize in this. |