Alternator ?

[seg_representin 10+ year member]

I have a 2000 grand am se 2.4 L. When i search i see that i have a 105 amp alternator. I wanna upgrade but a 200 amp alternator is close to 300 bucks. But i see replacement alternators for about 100 bucks. Is there any way i could just buy a replacement and run 2 of the alternators? Cuz if i can do that it would save me alot of money.

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[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

no u cant

 

[seg_representin 10+ year member]

Then how do people have dual 200 amp alternators?

 

[mtdewelf 10+ year member]

Then how do people have dual 200 amp alternators?

if you know you can do it the question becomes, "Where do i get the bracket and calculate belt length" You probably have to go to a local welder/metal worker, and get them to custom make a bracket and figuring belt length is easy and you should know how.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

by spending more money on brackets than u want to on an alt //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[mtdewelf 10+ year member]

by spending more money on brackets than u want to on an alt //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

lol i was gonna let him figure it out himself

 

[seg_representin 10+ year member]

aight i was just wondering on this. Thanks for the info. Looks like its time to invest in a h.o alternator. Whats the most i can run on a 200 amp alternator. I'm lookin to run about 2000 watts. Or can i do more.

 

[thatkidbob 10+ year member]

lets figure 40 amps for the car's electronics...

which leaves you with 160...

or more like 70 at idle.

with 75% efficient amps and .5v voltage drop (assuming a 13.8v charging system), you're looking at about 698 watts at idle, and 1596 watts with the engine reved up.

I'd plan on getting a deep cycle battery too.

 

[seg_representin 10+ year member]

Alright thanks for that info. I won't be using this while i'm sitting unless i'm just showing it to some friends. It would be my daily driver so hopefully i can get about 2000 watts or more cuz i would like to get an orion 2500 in the future.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

should be fine depending on listening habits and make sure you have a good battery