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i think the question needs a bit more clarification...

are you asking if there is any way you can draw any more power from your stock alternator?

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i think the question needs a bit more clarification...

are you asking if there is any way you can draw any more power from your stock alternator?

sorry

i mean like, can i make it put out more amps out of the alt. LIke at idle?

the stock alt on 4.3 is CS130D but i have upgrade to a AD244

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in my case. the stock (CS130D) put out 45 amps at idle. and as for the AD244 put out around 100 amps at idle. so in my case it's a upgrade :shrug:

i honestly would have gone with a different choice, but which series do you have? i think ad244 is a gm replacement for oem, but comes in 140, 170, 200, 250, and 350. im going to assume you have either the 140 or 170...

you can upgrade the big 3, very important and a good way to utilize more from the new alternator. but i believe amps at idle are dependant on the product and company, not really possible upgrades that can be done

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i honestly would have gone with a different choice, but which series do you have? i think ad244 is a gm replacement for oem, but comes in 140, 170, 200, 250, and 350. im going to assume you have either the 140 or 170...

you can upgrade the big 3, very important and a good way to utilize more from the new alternator. but i believe amps at idle are dependant on the product and company, not really possible upgrades that can be done

yeah i amsome i do.

sorry for got to say i have aready done big three along ago. 1/0ga wire. so not even a small pully? i mean if i spin faster at idle wont it put out more say at 2000rpms?

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yeah i amsome i do.

sorry for got to say i have aready done big three along ago. 1/0ga wire. so not even a small pully? i mean if i spin faster at idle wont it put out more say at 2000rpms?

reducing the pulley size on the alternator to make it spin faster at the same engine speed can increase low RPM charge output, but it also carries many negatives which include increased parasitic drag, decreased belt life and thrown belts at higher revs. Keep in mind, typically underdrive crank pulleys are used on high performance engines to slow down accessories, not provide more idle amps.

i would just find an alternator, heaps on this site, that have great idle amps. so much safer and more efficient in the long run

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reducing the pulley size on the alternator to make it spin faster at the same engine speed can increase low RPM charge output, but it also carries many negatives which include increased parasitic drag, decreased belt life and thrown belts at higher revs. Keep in mind, typically underdrive crank pulleys are used on high performance engines to slow down accessories, not provide more idle amps.

i would just find an alternator, heaps on this site, that have great idle amps. so much safer and more efficient in the long run

ya i get what your saying.

thank for much helP! :good:

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