dual alt s10

[sparkplug121988 10+ year member]

 

[91Chevy 10+ year member]

Somewhat off topic, but still moderately relevant question. For wiring the second alternator, what is involved? Obviously there's the power wire to the battery, but what else? The factory unit has a plug that goes into it, do you have to make/buy an adapter to split that? Is there anything else needed for a dual alt setup? Considering doing this if I can find a cheap alt.

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

you need a plug to go into the factory alt, then just jump the wires to the other alt, go to the boneyard

 

[sparkplug121988 10+ year member]

Or even cheeper and just make a little plug for the one pin and jump to the other wire of the other alt. But nothing else is needed besides a longer belt and a little mode to the tenchner pully if you run them like mine.

 

[treylittlefield 10+ year member]

Or even cheeper and just make a little plug for the one pin and jump to the other wire of the other alt. But nothing else is needed besides a longer belt and a little mode to the tenchner pully if you run them like mine.

does yours have the EGR valve though?? cause it doesnt look like it

 

[treylittlefield 10+ year member]

Somewhat off topic, but still moderately relevant question. For wiring the second alternator, what is involved? Obviously there's the power wire to the battery, but what else? The factory unit has a plug that goes into it, do you have to make/buy an adapter to split that? Is there anything else needed for a dual alt setup? Considering doing this if I can find a cheap alt.

u can also go to http://www.missinglinkaudio.com/ and they have adapters that work great. u can raise ur voltage without hurting ur computer and stuff i think. i know steve meade had one for his 4 alts and he said it helped him...lol

 

[treylittlefield 10+ year member]

those pics are on the link i posted the dumbass just didnt scroll down 3 posts //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

he also doesnt have his A/C dumbass...lol so therefore i would have to take my A/C out for it to work...

 

[91Chevy 10+ year member]

Or even cheeper and just make a little plug for the one pin and jump to the other wire of the other alt. But nothing else is needed besides a longer belt and a little mode to the tenchner pully if you run them like mine.

Sorry, I'm not quite sure you you mean here. I know that I need a longer belt, to rework my tensioner pully, and the Power wire to the battery, what what did you mean by this:

just make a little plug for the one pin and jump to the other wire of the other alt.

 

[treylittlefield 10+ year member]

Sorry, I'm not quite sure you you mean here. I know that I need a longer belt, to rework my tensioner pully, and the Power wire to the battery, what what did you mean by this:

i'm guessin he just meant that u would have to splice into the wiring harness for the alt....idk what he meant. lol

 

[treylittlefield 10+ year member]

here's some pics of my engine bay...anyone think it could happen??

 

[treylittlefield 10+ year member]

anyone have any suggestions???

 

[91Chevy 10+ year member]

Is there any room to the right of the current position? If there's a couple inches, you MIGHT be able to scoot it over and squeeze one in to the left and slightly down. I'd make a template of the size of your alternator and see if you can fit it in. It would be tight, but it may just be doable.

 

[treylittlefield 10+ year member]

Is there any room to the right of the current position? If there's a couple inches, you MIGHT be able to scoot it over and squeeze one in to the left and slightly down. I'd make a template of the size of your alternator and see if you can fit it in. It would be tight, but it may just be doable.

i just remembered i still got my stock alternator. so i could use it and see if there is any room. kinda just stick it in and see if it would even fit. i really havent look at the distance between the alternator and a/c. i'm gonna give it some though and talk to some ppl bout makin me a bracket and see what they can do

 

[xtremebassjunky 10+ year member]

i am going to be running 3 alts in my 96 jimmy which is basically an s-10 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[xtremebassjunky 10+ year member]

second and 3rd alts in my 4.3L 1996 GMC jimmy. same front end as the s-10 w/ 4.3