is there a such thing has too much power?

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

no, but i recall there being a civic hatchback that had a BANGIN system (i forget what it was though) and could **** a 500hp eclipse gsx. im sure the alt was a factor for him.
you are correct for the most part though.

but your ava sucks

yea, to bad its a civic //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

i can tell you that regardless of weather or not you use that power it will be robbing you of horsepower.

That's not true, and a very common misconception. Ever spin an alternator when it wasn't connected to a belt? Almost no resistance (only bearing friction). Its when the alternator is working, creating its magnetic field, that resistance increases. How strong the magnetic field, and hence the resistance, depends on the amperage being pulled from the alt at the time. If your current draw is 80 amps, it doesn't really matter if its pulling that from a stock 100amp alt or a modified 250amp alt, resistance (loss of hp) will be about the same.

300amp alts... I called Dominick to order one a while back, he expressed to me that for a daily system he recommended smaller. The problem is, the larger you go, the lower the maximum output at idle. He recommended a 260amp alt, which I bought. Im just gonna run dual alts, stocker for the truck and the 260amp for the stereo.

 

[denalilvr 10+ year member]

That's not true, and a very common misconception. Ever spin an alternator when it wasn't connected to a belt? Almost no resistance (only bearing friction). Its when the alternator is working, creating its magnetic field, that resistance increases. How strong the magnetic field, and hence the resistance, depends on the amperage being pulled from the alt at the time. If your current draw is 80 amps, it doesn't really matter if its pulling that from a stock 100amp alt or a modified 250amp alt, resistance (loss of hp) will be about the same.
300amp alts... I called Dominick to order one a while back, he expressed to me that for a daily system he recommended smaller. The problem is, the larger you go, the lower the maximum output at idle. He recommended a 260amp alt, which I bought. Im just gonna run dual alts, stocker for the truck and the 260amp for the stereo.

ya i was lookin thru them last nite..i noticed the 300amp does around 135 at idle and the 260 do about 155-160 i think at idle..