alternator options?

[yunit]

I am in the process of putting my truck back together and need an alternator for my truck since the old one is dead. Are there any optional alternator's that I can install in the K5 that will give me some more amperage? I am not scared to have to do a little fabrication to get a high amperage alternator in the truck. Thanks.

 

[OL14BLAZ]

Installed a 200amp Powermaster about a year ago and it was simple bolt on. No fabrication or mods needed at all, very easy install. Haven't had any prolbems out of it either. /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

Eric

 

[TrcksR4ME]

which kind, a SI style or CS style alternator?

 

[Don]

A single wire 10 SI is a nice alternator, just one wire to fiddle with. They can build them at around 90 amp's, or more.

 

[Bubba Ray Boudreaux]

I'm in the midst (was gonna put it on Saturday, but played slacker) of an attempt to put on an alternator from a '94 Pontiac Trans Sport, 140amp model.

I've had to do some custom bracket work to fit it, there's a special conversion plug from GM ($20) to switch from my '87 style plug to the newer one, and of course getting a bigger cable for the battery hookup.

The major problem I ran into was the A/C lines, and the main reason I didn't feel like f'n with it on Saturday. They are sort of out of the way, but the last test fit with the custom bracket, I didn't feel comfortable with the lines being that close to the alt. rotor, and they are a pain to move.

Cost of alternator? $170 from Autozone with a $70 core charge, so in the end it would be $100........

 

[Bubba Ray Boudreaux]

Scratch the price, it will cost $90 for the alternator, forgot the a** raping CA sales tax......