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<blockquote data-quote="stones" data-source="post: 6354" data-attributes="member: 540734">I had the same problem with dimming and such and a capacitator was the first thing I tried, It didn&#039;t help.So I put in a bigger alt and it made a world of difference.One thing to remember though is- You can put the biggest alternator in the world under the hood of your car and wont make a difference if your battery and engine ground can&#039;t handle the extra amperage, so make sure that the the ground cable from your engine block to your frame and you ground cable from your battery to your frame is at least 4gauge in thickness, small power wires cause resistance, and resistance can cause voltage drops, in some cases beefing up the engine and battery ground alone will fix dimming problems, so if you want to try somthing cheap first, try changing the ingine and battery ground.P.S.- Don&#039;t forget to beef the power wire up on your alt as well!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="stones, post: 6354, member: 540734"] I had the same problem with dimming and such and a capacitator was the first thing I tried, It didn't help. So I put in a bigger alt and it made a world of difference. One thing to remember though is- You can put the biggest alternator in the world under the hood of your car and wont make a difference if your battery and engine ground can't handle the extra amperage, so make sure that the the ground cable from your engine block to your frame and you ground cable from your battery to your frame is at least 4gauge in thickness, small power wires cause resistance, and resistance can cause voltage drops, in some cases beefing up the engine and battery ground alone will fix dimming problems, so if you want to try somthing cheap first, try changing the ingine and battery ground. P.S.- Don't forget to beef the power wire up on your alt as well! [/QUOTE]

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