big 3 on a 1998 passat v6

[jacka 10+ year member]

has anyone on here done this? i've spent an hour just figuring out how to get to the alternator post and have concluded it as impossible. it is mounted at the bottom left of the engine which makes me have to access it from the bottom. however, the oil pan is in the way and gives very little room for any work. anyways, how will my 120 amp stock alt do with a US Amps MD2 + Diamond D3 400.4 or a D6 1500.1 + Diamond D3 400.4?

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[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

Wire it up and find out. Nothing is impossible either. Find someone with smaller hands.

 

[guy022077 10+ year member]

it will do fine,ive put much more in my 98b5 and it eld up fine and that was the 1.8t with the 90amp

 

[jacka 10+ year member]

it will do fine,ive put much more in my 98b5 and it eld up fine and that was the 1.8t with the 90amp

did you do the big 3 though? i'm only able to do batt to ground..

and johnecon i've got some pretty small hands haha

 

[guy022077 10+ year member]

thats all i did,and its all i did on my b5.5 too

 

[AJ²06 5,000+ posts]

Hmmm.... 120 amp stock? Cool. Is it THAT crowded under there?

 

[jacka 10+ year member]

yeah man believe me.. both my arms/hands were black from trying nearly every position to get to the positive post, the position of the post is very hard to get to. seems like you'd have to remove the oil pan.