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<blockquote data-quote="pavengmike6" data-source="post: 651544" data-attributes="member: 553009"><p>The best way to figure out if you will need a High output alt is to hook your system up, and take you car to a alt shop that can test the AMP draw on your elec system. Most cars use about 50 to 70 amps with all your lights on and A/C on and so on. 99.9% of car makers will put the smallest alt on your car that will support ONLY the stock items.</p><p></p><p>I will use these numbers only as a reference to show you.</p><p></p><p>your car has a 80 amp alt</p><p></p><p>you test your car and it pulls 65 amps</p><p></p><p>that means you have 15 amps left to play with.</p><p></p><p>If you amp draws 50 amps you will need at a minimum of 115 amp alt. I would ALWAYS go bigger so you can upgrade and you are not putting the full demand on your alt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pavengmike6, post: 651544, member: 553009"] The best way to figure out if you will need a High output alt is to hook your system up, and take you car to a alt shop that can test the AMP draw on your elec system. Most cars use about 50 to 70 amps with all your lights on and A/C on and so on. 99.9% of car makers will put the smallest alt on your car that will support ONLY the stock items. I will use these numbers only as a reference to show you. your car has a 80 amp alt you test your car and it pulls 65 amps that means you have 15 amps left to play with. If you amp draws 50 amps you will need at a minimum of 115 amp alt. I would ALWAYS go bigger so you can upgrade and you are not putting the full demand on your alt. [/QUOTE]
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