The HELP my alternator is dead/dying thread...Please help

[Meh! 10+ year member]

Alright, well the stock alternator(65 amps) in my 1984 Ford F-150 singlecab just ISN'T doing it. It just LAYS in the charge on my guage and lights dim HORRIBLY. Its obviously about dead. I had autozone test it and with no load she charges nice at like 14.4 volts, but when he added load it dropped to like in the 11's of volts.

So I am in need of a new alternator and ASAP!

I talked to the excessiveamperage feller and amps he has start out at 140 amps and a LOT of bills. I looked at Summit Racing's site and there seem to be a few by Powermaster that I think might work. I am not sure exactly which one I need though, or how big amps wise. I looked on the http://motorcityreman.com/ And they seem to have them priced affordably but are they worth shit?

I have a total of 60 amps worth of fuses between my Memphis PR300 amp and my Crossfire TEK352 amps.

Someone please give me any advice/help/ tell me anything I might need to know. Oh and after I get a alt I plan to soon follow it with a battery. But who do you guys recommend I talk to about this ect ect? I want to hear ANYTHING anyone has to say! And I KNOW the first thing someone is going to reply with is " Get a 200 amp alt..Its all you need blah blah" Well I KNOW I don't need a 200 amper..I do want some extra but my system isn't going to get much bigger than its current state, I can assure you that.

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[flakko 5,000+ posts]

Well I KNOW I don't need a 200 amper..I do want some extra but my system isn't going to get much bigger than its current state, I can assure you that.

u sure? thast what i said too lol

 

[monte_carlo97 10+ year member]

i have ordered an 200 amp alt for my monte through Motor City Reman and it works great. They are also great to deal with as far as customer service.

 

[Meh! 10+ year member]

u sure? thast what i said too lol

Ok ok..I've been considering selling my amp and stepping up to something in the ~800's but everyone flipped out about my shitty box in the last thread so maybe I should look into these problems in following order: Alt, Box, Amp. LOL

So anyone else use Motorcity Reman or Anymore thoughts/comments/craps/anything? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[canadiancav 10+ year member]

The Excessive Amperage group buy is going on now.

http://forums.caraudio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=105561

 

[Meh! 10+ year member]

Ok guys..It looks like no one is going to recommend anyone other than excessiveamperage.

But http://motorcityreman.com/ has a their lowest amp that is 180amps for $180.

Excessive wants $180 for a 140amp, which one should I get?

 

[Meh! 10+ year member]

Ok guys..It looks like no one is going to recommend anyone other than excessiveamperage.
But http://motorcityreman.com/ has a their lowest amp that is 180amps for $180.

Excessive wants $180 for a 140amp, which one should I get?

No one wants to help the poor dumb feller? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[monte_carlo97 10+ year member]

i would say motor city but then again i haven't dealt with excessive.