Originally Posted by Reign_Man

but i do realize that the cap is prolly the least needed....but you deffinately want to upgrade all of them cuz each one help oout another

Originally Posted by engifineer

Little more info. There may be a little (and I mean tiny) extra drag due to the heavier windings under normal circumstances. You are not "creating" or "putting out" amperage. Current is drawn from the source. Power in = Power out. So a huge alternator running a 1000 watt amp takes no more work to turn than a stock one driving the same load. The difference is how much current the alternator is capable supplying. So just having a high output alternator with the same loads on it will not take any more work to turn. If you are using say 1000 watts for your loads (lights, stereo, etc) then it takes 1000 watts of power from your vehicle to supply it, regardless of the alternator. The only teeny tiny differnce is the actual physical resistance of turning the larger (hence heavier) rotor. That will be un-noticeable.

Now, do you need that much power? Your 95 watt alternator can supply approximately 1330 watts of power. So you have your normal load, plus your added sound system. And a 1000 peak amplifier is only capable of supplying about 700 watts rms for very short durations, so it is not using NEAR that much equivalent dc power continuously.

But, as was mentioned by someone else, adding that huge alternator is completely ridiculous unless you are a serious audiophile with a HUGE system. You do not need it. It will not take away any power, but will waste a ton of money. If you want to avoid lights flickering, invest a couple of hundred in a good quality capacitor. The lights flickering are in essence due to a low frequency variation on the power line (sag). The capacitor in effect counters this. Very effective and cheaper than a 700 dollar alternator you do not need. By the cap and save the rest of the money for some other cool mods

Originally Posted by DB_Fan_4_Life

Partially true, I'll give you that. As long as, and I mean AS LONG AS, your system IS only this 1000W deal the cap will do the trick. A 1000W system doesn't have much of a continuous draw, like you said, so the stock alternator SHOULDN'T have any problems keeping the battery at the proper level (but it still is having to work harder than it was designed to). When you get into the 2000+ W's you definitely need to upgrade to a high output alternator (how else are you going to supply a draw like that). It's reallt quite simple....the stock alternator is NOT designed to run anything other than the stock electronics (granted there is a little leway), but not enough to keep up with an additional 100+ amp draw that 2000W system can have. Even at a continuous 700W system you're looking at around a 58 amp extra draw, and combined with your stock electrical system draw you are cutting it real close!! Yes the alternator will absorb that abuse for a while but long term it will not last as long as it should. Cut and dry....buy the alternator and solve any/all problems. Quit trying to take the CHEAP way out! Any serious stereo enthusiast/competitor knows what I'm talking about because they are ALL doing it. Caps are nice and DO help but they are nothing but a cheap/quick fix. It's the same story with everything in life, if you don't have the money to do it the correct way the first time, someone will figure out a cheap way to fix it temporarily and then end up paying the same money over time anyway that you could have spent up front and solved it for good!
And yes, like previously stated in other posts, you shouldn't (won't) notice a H-power loss running it.

Peace, I'm out!

Originally Posted by DB_Fan_4_Life

Originally Posted by DB_Fan_4_Life

Originally Posted by DB_Fan_4_Life

Whateva...... If you did not mean it as rude then ok. It just came off that way. Usually telling someone to "Quit Being Cheap!" is not taken as constructive criticism. But , like I said, if that was not meant that way, then cool .

Originally Posted by oneslowxa

you do realize that we have stock 90 amp alternators right?
the advice would be okay, if we were going to play the system burps at a time...
but that is bad advice if you are running those numbers constantly...

Originally Posted by flint_tC

i would be in if the prices werent a joke.....i will wait and find something eventually