HO Alternator Questions

[GCAdidas13 10+ year member]

Hello everyone. I thought I would ask a few questions and get some educated answers from the people here at CarAudio.com.

1.) Do I need a HO Alternator?

- At the moment, inside of my car I have a RE 35.1d powering a RE SE 15. It's rated 800wRMS at 2ohms, i believe. Stock rear speakers for the time being. Soon (within a week) I'll be adding a JL 300/2 and also a set of DSL UR6's. I experiance a little bit of dimming, but I know this will only get worse when I install the JL 300/2. I have big 3 done correctly with 0 gauge wiring and i have 0 gauge to a fused distro to 4 gauge for my amplifiers. Also have a volt meter, the electrical barely dips down past 12.5v. Car is a 1995 toyota camry with stock ~80amp alternator. Battery is stock, as well.

2.) Where can I get a HO alternator?

- I've read a few sounddomain pages that say that people can get other Toyota alternators into their Camry, but in pictures it does not resemble my alternator. I would like to know what size I need, as well as how much it would cost. I am looking for at least 150amps, but 200 would be nice to leave room for possible upgrades.

Soon I will be upgrading the SE to an XXX and the load will be 1 ohm, ~1500wRMS.

Possible upgrades consists of adding a second XXX and a second RE 35.1d.

Let's see what we think.

Thank you very much.

Brian

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[LaBeLkilLs87 10+ year member]

I've got about 800 watts going thro on a 90 amp alt. a little dimming, but nothin horrible. BUT if you want to compete at a stoplight you've got to rev the engine a lil. :boobies:

 

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cheap and effective- i got mine here and it works well. stopped my dimming problem with about the same wattage as you. ive got big 3 with 4awg and 4awg to my dei 1100d. dunno if they do import alts tho... good luck.