rysc86 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 DC power does have a "oem" series of alts in the 200-300 dollar range that put the power in the range he needs 1997 crown vic police interceptor headunit: avic x710bt sub amp: powerbass xta 1500d sub: fi 15" bl fully loaded enclosure: 3.5 cubes @ 33hz firing through rear deck mids/highs: crappy pioneer paper cone 6x9's and stock rears for now mid/high amp:h/u power FTL wiring: knuconceptz 1/0 memphis interterconnects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwaggerWagon Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Woah! Yeah, I'm looking at them now. SOB why does car audio have to be such an expensive hobby? Edit: where are the "OEM" alts? I'm doing all this from my iPhone since I don't have a working computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvin_115 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Well you don't have really have to get a HO alternator for your setup.. dropping a couple of volts won't hurt. You're just not going to get the most out of the RF amps but it still will bang. Mids/Highs: stock Bang & Olufsen Lows: Image Dynamics IDMax 12v.3 Power: Sony Xplod XM-D9001GTR:Knukonceptz 4 gauge Box: 1.75 cu/ft Sealed Past: Pioneer Premier TS-W1207 (2)/ Rockford Fosgate P210/ Image Dynamics ID10V.3/ Infinity Reference 311A/ Audiopipe AP-18001D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPINE408 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 lol you gotta pay to play rewinding is when they take your alt open it up and re wind the copper wire that is inside re winding a differnt way im not an alt guy so i dunno what they really do but rewinding it gives you way more amps my team mate had his wound up from 75 amps to 185 amps for half the price your looking at for new alt. but being a stock alt 185 amps was the most it could be upgraded cons on rewound alt has to come off the car and go to a shop meaning your car could be down for a few days and the after market ones will almost allways be better pros good for a budget half the price still works great gets the job done for a lil 1400 watt system it would work great upgrading in the futur like everyone does means you will have to pay more later for a bigger alt but that also go's if you buy a 160 amp alt and later need a 300amp alt Have you ever had your woofers blown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwaggerWagon Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 I have a friend with some level 4s and an RF amp, and when he upgraded his alt and cut out the voltage drop (it was dipping down to 13.0) there was definite an audible difference; Thad why I'm already looking into swapping, or at least having it rewound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 bassick i think you're forgetting about the HUGE loss in idle output. i had a rewound aftermarket 165 amp alt for my car. i remember one time when my car was in park, idling, lights off, no music, i was dropping to high 11's. i always had ot put my car in neutral and rev the engine a little to have my voltage above 13. edit: you can combat this with a smaller pulley though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwaggerWagon Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 And if it's only ~150 to have the alt rewound, I might as well since like you said, I'll probably upgrade the entire system this summer or next winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwaggerWagon Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 So, kranny, if I have it rewound, I need to have a smaller pulley put on it too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprkn_ranger Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 You don't NEED to but you will get more amps at idle with a smaller pully. But you have to be careful with that cause you can grenade your alt's rotor if it can't handle the speed when your RPM's are high. Check out my build log! 4 Havocs in a blowthrough http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/187506-sprkn-rangers-blowthrough-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPINE408 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 bassick i think you're forgetting about the HUGE loss in idle output. i had a rewound aftermarket 165 amp alt for my car. i remember one time when my car was in park, idling, lights off, no music, i was dropping to high 11's. i always had ot put my car in neutral and rev the engine a little to have my voltage above 13. edit: you can combat this with a smaller pulley though. good catch kranny this is also true you do lose idle output with a rewound alt and yes a smaller pulley will help add to the list of cons i still says it cant be beat for a budget but if it were me i would save and get the after market unless i knew i would be broke for while then i would get the rewind done ether way it will help Have you ever had your woofers blown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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