Wide LS

Do you guys know what kind of Alternators are out there for a 93 LS, I'm looking for a high amp Alternator because my ampiliers for my subwoofers are draining my battery very often and I plan on taking more power when I add Tv's. I saw some guy once in cardomain.com that said he had a wrangler alternator, but I've asked around in a few local shops and they've found nothing. So if anyone can help me find one it would be greatly appreciatted.

retrodrive

Go into a limousine alternator place in your area and ask for your current one to be rebuild for higher power. I have 180amps right now. the stock one is 100.

dunn378

are you running a cap in your system?

Wide LS

I have a new Sears battery under the hood and I got an optima yellow battery in the trunk and also a Digital cap.

dunn378

damn and your still draining the batt!!! i guess ill have the same problem cuz i just bought a monster cable digicap today when u hooked up the cap did u run the power wire from the batt to the + terminal and the other terminal to the amp or does the other terminal go to ground???

butcher

just to bump this old thread, if I go with a bigger high amp alternator, do I need to change the wires or anything else?

PureDrifter

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this is the first old (damn, 8 years....before my time even lol) thread that was resurrected for a PURPOSE!

yes, you'll want to upgrade your grounding cables at the very least.

deanshark

Yeah you were just a kid then.

I'm pretty sure ya just need to to do the grounds like PD said, that should be all.

butcher

Haha, yeah..its an old thread...but better than making a new one thread

So, by ground you mean like just the battery ground? the rest can be stock? Or whatever ground I can find on the engine bay, and just change it to a bigger wire?

I plan on upgrading mine when I change my power steering pump (since it was exposed already), because I might run a system and an air suspension system too (both in the wayyy distant future, but need to do the ps pump soon). Is it required to do so when your running these things?

thank you for the replies people!!!

NTRUDA

Check out this thread for HO Altenators: http://powerbastards.com/proddetail....=Fitzall%2D220

I'm doing this upgrade for the Lexus I just purchased.

butcher

Oh wow..that is a BIG high amp alternator!

220amps full output!! haha, i was only looking at ebay ones that output like 145amps! hehehe.

keep us posted when you do the upgrade! Let us know what you changed in regards to electrical wiring and everything else.

PK_Celsior

iTrader: (18)

yea keep us updated on the alternator install!!! looks like it would take some work to try to fit in :x

ive been looking at this http://www.lextreme.com/alter.html since it will fit like original

tenchu

Damn, just on subject for what I need. My alternator is struggling real hard to keep up with my sub, I've actually stopped listening to music till I can find a suitable upgrade. My Civic had a 220Amp alt in it that was great, but the company I got it from doesn't make them for an LS

fluxedup

Try looking up Mean Green and see if they make one for the LS. They make a 300 amp that is popular with landcruiser owners. Also, hitachi makes a 300 that is a direct replacement for some alternators used by toyota. Failing that, find your friendly neighborhood alternator shop and have them rebuild yours to whatever spec you want. If you go to a high output alternator I would run stereo amps etc off an independat fuse block supplied by heavier than stock, ie 00 weld cable, and run 12g wire to supply each componant and a 12g ground.