The POS 408 progress pics....
The whole alternator thing had really gotten me frustrated.
I wanted something that didnt look like crap, that I could use with my magnum system, but powermaster and whoever else could kiss my *** with their 400 dollar prices for something that put out the amps I wanted and even moreso for wanting half that for a non polished or powdercoated stock reman. What horse ****! Unfortunately there are no chinese alternators that I knew of at the time. lol!
So I just chucked all the magnum stuff, sold all the pullies, timing cover and all that, and went with an LA setup and the 100 amp alt. from march. I like their stuff and given how nice it is, the price is acceptable to me. At least then I wasnt having any issues with brackets and valve covers and all that not working together, so it was worth it. Plus it's the nicest quality stuff out there.
Need a press on alt pulley? lol
How many amps do you really need?
I would never get a straight answer when i asked, so I spoke to my friend GregZ one night (the guy who makes those billet timing covers) and looked at some of what he's doing. A 100 amp alternator even with electric fans and headlights is fine. No problem. EFI can't really add too much more draw on top of that. I would say a 134 amp would work since that's what worked all these years in the POS Dakota with EFI, halogen lights electric fans etc.
If you do want something that puts out a good deal, I'm thinking the bracketry will pose more of a problem than the alternator itself, but that's my thought. None of that custom stuff they make seems to fit very well on a chrysler from what I found. But maybe I didnt look hard enough. I eventually gabe up o it and decided to just go with the most simple thing I could do.
The only thing I found that looked good and put out amps was that MSD billet alt with the swappable mounts, but I've heard they arent any good. Not fact that I can prove, just what I heard.
I doubt you'd need anymore than 160 amps...no?
The whole alternator thing had really gotten me frustrated.
I wanted something that didnt look like crap, that I could use with my magnum system, but powermaster and whoever else could kiss my *** with their 400 dollar prices for something that put out the amps I wanted and even moreso for wanting half that for a non polished or powdercoated stock reman. What horse ****! Unfortunately there are no chinese alternators that I knew of at the time. lol!
So I just chucked all the magnum stuff, sold all the pullies, timing cover and all that, and went with an LA setup and the 100 amp alt. from march. I like their stuff and given how nice it is, the price is acceptable to me. At least then I wasnt having any issues with brackets and valve covers and all that not working together, so it was worth it. Plus it's the nicest quality stuff out there.
Need a press on alt pulley? lol
How many amps do you really need?
I would never get a straight answer when i asked, so I spoke to my friend GregZ one night (the guy who makes those billet timing covers) and looked at some of what he's doing. A 100 amp alternator even with electric fans and headlights is fine. No problem. EFI can't really add too much more draw on top of that. I would say a 134 amp would work since that's what worked all these years in the POS Dakota with EFI, halogen lights electric fans etc.
If you do want something that puts out a good deal, I'm thinking the bracketry will pose more of a problem than the alternator itself, but that's my thought. None of that custom stuff they make seems to fit very well on a chrysler from what I found. But maybe I didnt look hard enough. I eventually gabe up o it and decided to just go with the most simple thing I could do.
The only thing I found that looked good and put out amps was that MSD billet alt with the swappable mounts, but I've heard they arent any good. Not fact that I can prove, just what I heard.
I doubt you'd need anymore than 160 amps...no?
