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Go to a 100 amp alternator and be SURE your wiring system and all your do dah's can support it, right?
Yes, of course. But in the world of “everything in moderation”, most early cars don’t need a 100a alternator, but an upgrade to a 48a would still be in the realm of the stock wiring. And that’s what most people do t understand, they think they need the biggest, most powerful everything, when in fact they don’t. It doesn’t take a genius to realize that the 36a alternator puts out a whopping 19a at idle, and wonder why their lights flicker. A 48a upgrade brings that up to around 32a, a no brainer for me.