[quote name='Mihotta99']
@DieselFiend1989 hows your new alt ?[/QUOTE]
The entire car is getting a much needed electrical system repair/upgrade (part of the reason I am cheaping out on the alt for the time being. Trying to get my bs together so i can go back to school being the other reason). I have not had the chance to get the alt to a reputable shop for testing and inspection nor has it been installed. Hoping to get it tested, inspected, and installed in the coming week.
To explain why i am going down the cheap parts road knowing full well the risks.
I do not and one should not expect an alternator that costs less than a third of some of it’s top shelf competitors to perform anywhere near the same or for as long. One should also be aware of the dangers of alternators that are cheap, overdriven, and have insufficient thermal management capabilities as a result.
Facts are, I am not in a position to be spending DC money (or even mechman money) on an alt. The other good options for high output subaru alternators are limited at absolute best. I have stupid easy access to spare subaru parts, so a spare alternator in a pinch would be zero problem to get me home. This car rarely if ever gets two hours away from home. Changing it on the side of the road, in the dark, in the cold in crappy weather, would be annoying. Ultimately, pretty easy on a boxer engine though. Being mounted **** near front, top, and center of the engine. My Aux lighting game is STRONG, so no worries on being able to see or being seen. Even on the nastiest nights. Amperage and voltage are monitored in real time with a aftermarket digi gauge in the dash and a floor mounted andy tab running the obdlink software through a obdlink lx.
I do tend to agree with EVERYONE saying you get what you pay for. I do believe you will get a superior (Not necessarily failure free) product if you pay for it. That being said, I spent three or four hours googling powermax for reviews and info. What I found was precious little hard evidence that suggested they were unreliable garbage. Quite a few reviews stating lower than advertised output... quite a few with advertised output. Even a few failures. Seemed like pretty standard stuff really. If I missed multiple counts of powermax alternator failures, please let me know before I install this thing. Also seems that if price is actually any indicator, at least for my application, the powermax would be priced as a “better” middle of the road alternator. With the brand new Bosch and Denso units costing the most. When compared to the standard local parts shops. I also purchased on
ebay, through paypal, on my debit card. So I have multiple forms of recourse through multiple financial institutions if anything goes awry with the sale. ie., powermax not honoring a warranty.
I will of course purchase a better alternator as funds allow. Hopefully a DC. They cost the most after all.
Sorry for the book, not trying to be an arse. I was taught young to make myself as perfectly clear as I was able. So I do.
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