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<blockquote data-quote="IgnoreMe" data-source="post: 3503763" data-attributes="member: 551352">listen to the guy at the dealer. resetting the computer wont help.first read this thread and tell me if it sounds familiar.<a href="http:////forum/showthread.php?t=265433&amp;amp;highlight=alternator" target="_blank">http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=265433&amp;amp;highlight=alternator</a>second, what brand alt is it?the problem with a lot of HO alts is the fact that the cut on rpm is just way too high. for example, my buddies motor city reman alt wouldnt charge in neutral or drive (after the car warmed up and the idle came down). we ended up picking up the smallest pulley motor city reman had. installed it on the alt, put the alt back in. car charged fine in nuetral, but as soon as a load was put on it (by putting it into drive) and the rpm&#039;s came down...same situation.at the least, your going to need a smaller pulley, which might or might not help. you can also ask the guy at the dealership to raise the idle speed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IgnoreMe, post: 3503763, member: 551352"] listen to the guy at the dealer. resetting the computer wont help. first read this thread and tell me if it sounds familiar. [URL="http:////forum/showthread.php?t=265433&highlight=alternator"]http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=265433&highlight=alternator[/URL] second, what brand alt is it? the problem with a lot of HO alts is the fact that the cut on rpm is just way too high. for example, my buddies motor city reman alt wouldnt charge in neutral or drive (after the car warmed up and the idle came down). we ended up picking up the smallest pulley motor city reman had. installed it on the alt, put the alt back in. car charged fine in nuetral, but as soon as a load was put on it (by putting it into drive) and the rpm's came down...same situation. at the least, your going to need a smaller pulley, which might or might not help. you can also ask the guy at the dealership to raise the idle speed. [/QUOTE]

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