HO Alternators

[blakflash 1]

In the market for one. so far have looked into db, irragi, cbr electronics, nations, mechman, and just recently spring hill. I've heard of people having issues with mechman and irragi but after doing some reading there could be other reasons why their units failed. Any input on any of these? right now I'm leaning more towards spring hill autoelectric simply because they offer more options for upgrading ie i can order just the parts i need and upgrade the alternator myself and save $100+ that and their customer service has been very responsive about answering my thousand questions. even on the weekend which i thought odd... Anyone have any dealings with them either??

[Julian 641]

what vehicle do you drive year etc?

i would check into DC Power Engineering Inc, They're insane alternators.

[blakflash 1]

what vehicle do you drive year etc?

i would check into DC Power Engineering Inc, They're insane alternators.

I need one that can be swapped out with a cs130. It's going in an older buick DC doesn't have any + that's a little more than I want to spend. If i got one of those I'd end up paying more for the alternator than I did on the car itself lol.

this is what i planned to get

High Output Alternators - Alternator & Starter Repair Kits - Alternator Parts - Delco CS130 220 Amp High Output Upgrade/Rebuild Kit along with an upgraded housing (iceberg is what everyone calls it) for 28 along with a smaller pulley. After emailing them they gave me a quote for 173 which includes putting it together for me so all I need to do is change the bearings and pulley and attach it to the other part of my old alternator

at idle 75-95 AMPS @ 750 rpm, at 1500 rpm 220AMPS is what they quoted the output.

[Juice0723 0]

Ohio generator are the best alts out there and very good people. Phone them and you get a tech right off the bat because they do the sales as well. Every alt they sell comes with a computer printout for your alt saying how it performs.

[blakflash 1]

Ohio generator are the best alts out there and very good people. Phone them and you get a tech right off the bat because they do the sales as well. Every alt they sell comes with a computer printout for your alt saying how it performs.

ill check them out. but i think their price was up there too. I remember looking them up once but I don't remember which of my cars it was for :S

[shadowm891 2]

try www.excessiveamperage.com i used them for my 180amp alt for my 01 kia sportage when a lot of other company's wanted close to 700 for one

In the market for one. so far have looked into db, irragi, cbr electronics, nations, mechman, and just recently spring hill. I've heard of people having issues with mechman and irragi but after doing some reading there could be other reasons why their units failed. Any input on any of these? right now I'm leaning more towards spring hill autoelectric simply because they offer more options for upgrading ie i can order just the parts i need and upgrade the alternator myself and save $100+ that and their customer service has been very responsive about answering my thousand questions. even on the weekend which i thought odd... Anyone have any dealings with them either??

[clouduz 1]

Ohio generator are the best alts out there and very good people. Phone them and you get a tech right off the bat because they do the sales as well. Every alt they sell comes with a computer printout for your alt saying how it performs.

So did my mechman, I'd get a quote from mechman or dc power first

[Jay-C76 333]

Mechman does not give you a read out sheet anymore...

I just got mine a month ago and they explained to me that he got thousands of

phone calls from confused customers so he doesn't give out the sheets anymore.

Plus there is a formula that has to be figured due to different size pulleys that are on the other

parts of your motor that have to be factored in the equation.

Once the figures are correct you get you're accurate measurements.

However, all of their alts are guaranteed to produce their rated amperage.

Mine is solid and holds it's voltage within .2 volts even when system is at max.

Way better than my old P.O.S. Iraggi alt I had last year that burned up in less than two months.

[adamt 1]

I've never read a bad thing about Ohio generators. Their price is high though. I bought from irragi and would look else where next time. Not the customer service I feel comfortable with. As far as the alt itself it is running fine and gave no probs with it.

Hey jay- what are your numbers when you are testing? Do you have any numbers during a burp? I forgot what you said the mechman was putting out after you got it fixed-14.1v?

[Juice0723 0]

I heard many people that buy from DC Power have to wait long to receive their alt. I guess it has to do with making them custom. Some may just be easier to make and bolt up.

[hondakilla98 29]

Thanks for the springhill link. I've been looking for a cs144 hi output rebuild kit. That's the best price I've seen so far.

[Julian 641]

what vehicle do you drive year etc?

i would check into DC Power Engineering Inc, They're insane alternators.

I need one that can be swapped out with a cs130. It's going in an older buick DC doesn't have any + that's a little more than I want to spend. If i got one of those I'd end up paying more for the alternator than I did on the car itself lol.

this is what i planned to get

High Output Alternators - Alternator & Starter Repair Kits - Alternator Parts - Delco CS130 220 Amp High Output Upgrade/Rebuild Kit along with an upgraded housing (iceberg is what everyone calls it) for 28 along with a smaller pulley. After emailing them they gave me a quote for 173 which includes putting it together for me so all I need to do is change the bearings and pulley and attach it to the other part of my old alternator

at idle 75-95 AMPS @ 750 rpm, at 1500 rpm 220AMPS is what they quoted the output.

I have an alternator that should fit your vehicle easily 260 amp alt from DC power, they're the best out there, regardless. pm me if you're interested. does 130+ amps at 750 RPM

Edited May 29, 2010 by Julian

[SaxMan 2]

just my 2cents, i know that you can request Alts. from DC, if i remember correctly.

[ssh 924]

just my 2cents, i know that you can request Alts. from DC, if i remember correctly.

Yep, just send'm an email or fill out contact form on site, link

[blakflash 1]

just my 2cents, i know that you can request Alts. from DC, if i remember correctly.

Yep, just send'm an email or fill out contact form on site, link

emailed them and they told me to call them. imho if you have a website be willing to discuss and do things by email. not to mention i hate doing business by phone 30 min later i would have forgotten what half conversation was about and I always have questions for later. email to me is more convenient and easier on my phone bill. I went with spring hill though. ordered it friday got here monday. I got the rebuild kit with the isberg housing pre assembled all i had to do was unbolt the rear housing clean it out replaced one bearing and have yet to put the smaller pulley on or the other bearing. that things a bitch to get off. but so far so good. no more voltage drop. And i believe it exceeds my daily regular listening on startup it stays at 14-14.9 volts (i don't have a voltmeter yet so i'm going off the gauge) then about 5-10 minutes later drops to just about 13 and sits there. granted this was at night and in the rain so... I'm running about 2k rms when i turn it op i don't get a voltage drop but my lights do dim briefly and not to noticeably when the subs hit but are fine when its just a tone. Is that normal. I'm also running a 1oh stable amp at about .6ohms so that may have something to do with it as well lol. Also the alternator doesn't get anywhere near as hot as my other one. my old one i had to wait two hours just to be able to hold it barehanded after driving for 15 minutes.

I do have one question would 4ga pure copper wire about 24inches long be sufficient enough for the alternator/engine to chasis ground in addition to the original. i got it grounded to the strut screw under metal plate sanded down the contact points on the plate and the car on all three bolts just to make sure there was good contact.

now back to the light dimming. i have an optima d75/25 in the front in the front and a kinetik i think its an 800 but i'm not sure in the back. shouldn't the kinetik provide the instant power needed to keep the lights from dimming?