first time buying high output alternator

[irvin productionz 1]

it will be my first time buying a high output alternator

what else would i need other than a deepcycle battery and voltmeter

thank you

[Ohjay 116]

1/0 cable

[irvin productionz 1]

oh, forgot to mention, i already have the big 3 on knu kolossus 1/0, i just need the alt and battery, would i need those things that regulate the voltage??

[Jd377 6]

Big 3 upgrade would be VERY SMART.. ... oooo and 8 - 10's to show off that alts power?.. jk

Oh crap you just said you did the big 3... Oh well Rofl

Edited September 12, 2011 by Jd377

[Dictator 39]

Make shure you ground the alt with 1/0gauge wire propely.

[b00sted 1]

Make shure you ground the alt with 1/0gauge wire propely.

what do you mean by this ??

[Ohjay 116]

Does your factory alt. have a ground wire?

[b00sted 1]

Does your factory alt. have a ground wire?

dont think so... its a 91 civic the only thing my alternator has is a plug with a bunch of wires going into it... and then a stud with a wire that goes to the battery.

[Ohjay 116]

Same as every other vehicle I've ever worked on, why would you need to add a ground cable to something that is bolted to the engine block?

[b00sted 1]

Same as every other vehicle I've ever worked on, why would you need to add a ground cable to something that is bolted to the engine block?

thats what i was thinking lol

[Ohjay 116]

I've been hearing this about using a ground cable for the alt but I've never used one, nor has anyone else I've ever known and nobody has had any problems at all.

[alain 6]

The big 3 takes care of that.

[alain 6]

The big 3 takes care of that.

[irvin productionz 1]

i did ground my alt, but really dont know if i was supposed to

[imsolost7886 1]

all adding a ground to an already grounded alt (bolted to block which is grounded itself) does is add another ground for it, its neither a bad thing nor required. i do have my alt grounded to my chassis as well as it being bolted to the block.

[Robert 9]

in all fairness ask mechman why there alts have a ground stud on it. Ask what's the point of that'

[Tirefryr 1,742]

It's there because it's another path of least resistance which is the path the electrons choose. Sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't, but it's cheap insurance either way.

[16K 159]

ya actually when i got my mechman alternator it had 2 studs... one for a line from the alt to the pos. terminal.... and one for a line from the alt to the neg. terminal on the battery....

Edited October 18, 2011 by 10000wrms