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Yea i remember seein tha slotted bracket.

How do you tighten it? I dont know too much about workin on tha engine.

ok thanks. i hope its not cold tomorrow so i can get out there and do it

Good news, i put it in! Bad news, voltage is droppin even lower! It took me almost 3 hours to do it cuz it started gettin dark and it was hard for me to get to. first problem was gettin the old one out. second was the wheel on the new alternator. it was smaller than the original so my belt was lose when i installed it. Then i had tha guy at advanced auto parts switch tha old wheel to tha new one. Ok.. got it hooked up, turned on tha car 14.5v! hooked my amp back up(not turned up, jus connected) turned my lights on and...13.3v...12.7v...11.2v. Disconnected tha amp again and it still dropped.On tha way home i got stopped at a light and it got down to 9.8v! :^ as long as im on tha gas at about 1600rpm and above i get 14.1v-14.5v but as soon as i let off it jus continues to drop! i think it might have somethin to do wit me switchin tha wheels but if its somethin else, please let me know!

yea i understand what your sayin Dale. i ordered my new wire from knukonceptz so i should be gettin it soon. i decided to wait a lil longer. so i wont have to blame slinky ;D

Thats what I thought but I wasnt sure.

It'll be bad cuz im goin to a couple partys for new years and i wanted to show off. :'( i can wait tho! i was just curious. thanks southern

my voltage drops real low so i wanted to do it now. would it make a difference if i put it in if i still have the stock wiring?

I jus got a new alternator from Excessive Amperage but i dont have new wire to do big 3 yet. would it be ok to run it with the stock wiring until next week?

looks like i'll have to put the car on hold and switch back to my old amp to keep from killing the alt. i jus got home and checked tha mail. $6,500 surgery bill ftl :V

did only regrounding the battery make a big difference?

damn! i thought i had it bad

I'm gettin the alt from excessive, but it'll have to wait til after Christmas. I was lookin into that Kinetik 1800 too but again, after Christmas. Maybe i can talk my girl into gettin it for me :^

thanks again for the quick responses. ill check it out now

alright, thanks chevy! u know where i could get some good 0 ga for cheap? and about how much would i need?

thanks for tha help everybody. No, i haven't done big 3 yet. its kinda cold up here in Illinois so i havent been able to do too much. plus im a full time student and i work full time. this is my last week of school so i guess ill jus have to suck it up and go out there next weekend. anybody lookin to get rid of some 0 ga

I drive a 98 camry and im lookin to upgrade my alt. Stock alt + T2000 = 10.5V! :V does anyone have any suggestions for tha best atl for a poor (VERY POOR!) college student? I got a quote from excessive amperage to custom build a 200amp for $350. is that a good price or are there any others that might be cheaper, have better quality, customer service etc. thanks everyone in advance!

Ray, I agree wit you. I registered to make some post on there but I dont know which dumbass to start wit