Which size HO Alternator will i need?

[dafobbishon3 10+ year member]

so i should grab it? 429 shipped?

 

[dbeez 5,000+ posts]

i would..

 

[dafobbishon3 10+ year member]

damm. that shit is a lot of mula though.. :[ will it be worth it in the end?

if i pick this up, and the c&d batt, my car would be good be golden huh..?

 

[dbeez 5,000+ posts]

yes buying a good quality alt is worth it and your car will be golden and for future upgades you will be good to a point of course..

 

[dafobbishon3 10+ year member]

to a good point? how long do these babies usually last?

 

[dbeez 5,000+ posts]

they last a good while usually it all depends on the end user and how much abuse they are given i think yours will last for a good while..

 

[RJesus 10+ year member]

I've heard you can upgrade the internals of your stock alt with fairly good results....

 

[dafobbishon3 10+ year member]

I've heard you can upgrade the internals of your stock alt with fairly good results....

really? how exactly is that done? are there parts of the alt u can upgrade and replace in the stock alt?

 

[dbeez 5,000+ posts]

i believe he is talking about taking it to a local shop and having it rewound which is ok but usuallly cost 200 or so at least thats the cost around here and only give a 90 day warranty..

 

[dafobbishon3 10+ year member]

hey, vic, the other link u gave me, he gave me a better deal!

$375!

It is a complete large case conversion

kit, 175 amps peak, over 125 amps at true idle speed. It will blow away any

other high output civic alternator on the market.

should i grab this one? or the one from dcpowerinc????

 

[dbeez 5,000+ posts]

i am just a strong believer in dcpower hell see if they can match the mechman price and beat it for you and see what dc's does at idle..

 

[dafobbishon3 10+ year member]

what time they close? U know?

and ill just ask if they can match it and see if they can drop a price?

 

[dafobbishon3 10+ year member]

i called them again, they said that the dcpowerin 180DDR alt they are selling me does 130 amps on idle.

so it's practically the same. they do 130, mechman does 125+

i think the mechman is a cheaper deal!

what do you guys think?

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

ya both will be better than ur stock, but ya if u can get the mechman and save why not. i got my mechman to bad i got a diff car a week after the alt came in.

 

[dafobbishon3 10+ year member]

ya both will be better than ur stock, but ya if u can get the mechman and save why not. i got my mechman to bad i got a diff car a week after the alt came in.

yeah, i think i'll go mechman for sure.

i save a whole 50 dollars. and i can use that on some more wiring //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

not that i'll need any, i already have 55 ft of 1/0 welding cable.

i have a feeling this will be a bish to install.. because IT IS a civic.. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif