Getting frustrated about Corolla alternator, need help!

[wesleysh 10+ year member]

I am having the hardest time trying to upgrade the alternator for my Toyota Corolla. Be it just rewound or brand new I keep running into snags. So far nobody actually rewinds alternators in my area, or they are at least not admitting to it. Even had one guy tell me that Toyota's are already wound as much as they could be, and if I had an American car it would be no problem. I just got a new alternator a few months ago, AC Delco, does the Toyota factor still matter? I know that it's a 70 amp alt that tested out at 81.

Then I said screw it, I'll just buy a new one with high output. Can't find anything above the 70 amps that I have for my car. What am I to do, and are there other options for me? I'm running two PPI amps, total of 1250 watts @ 12V. Any help would be much appreciated.

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[jlman 10+ year member]

What you need to do is find a online place call them and send your stator in to them. As far as the stators are wound as far as they can go I dont think thats true considering I have seen hundreds of Toyotas that have hella huge systems in it. But maybe its true and I guess you could adapt another alternator to it in some way I dont know this confuses me I will get into contact with a couple of guys I know that own a corrla and give ya some answers.

 

[zane 10+ year member]

Some of the older Corolla's Alts are wound pretty much as far as they can be. The main obstacle contributing to this is the small casing size. I would reccomend having a look at a few of these sites below. They are all very reputable Alternator manufacturers and could likely provide you some more information pertaining to your specific situation.

http://www.powermastermotorsports.com

http://www.mralternator.com

http://www.electrodyne.com

http://www.powermaxx.com

take it easy,

-zane

 

[wesleysh 10+ year member]

Thanks.

 

[trey dogg 10+ year member]

with all this talk about alternators, i have a question... would the alternator in my '91 cadillac be safe running the jbl 1200.1? i'm still heavily considering getting a cap in the near future.