well for about $130 you can get the ad244 that'll do 140 amps and that'd be good for a decent sized system

 

so that alt would do 140 amps at idle? where can i buy this alt that you are talking about? thanks

 

sundown is really good quality equipment, they are in my top 5. i can't confirm that a 130 amp alternator will put out 220 because i've never seen it tested. more amps are possible with a smaller pulley installed. i would be rather impressed to see a 130 put out 220. with a smaller pulley i would expect 150-180 max.

 

the ad244 usually does about 100 amps at idle i've heard from a good friend who has it on his s10. he's running about 1700 watts rms in his truck with a safari bar and lights with no problem


check ebay, auto parts stores, heck, even your junkyard will have them on later 90's 5.3L V8 motors

 

so will these alts from the later 5.3 motors plug un play? or will there be modification required...

 

they're plug and play

 

ok, sounds good thanks

 

Damn Mack, beat me to it. My phone didn't load the rest of the posts below him asking about the 220 amp output. And I posted about the AD244 and after posting I saw the posts after that one. BTW I finally picked up a good digital multimeter so I'm gonna do some testing on sunday to see what my trucks electrical problem is.

X2 on the AD244 series alts! Takes a few mods on a 1st gen vehicle, but have heard they are bolt it on 2nd gens.

 

i plan on junk yarding one soon to see if it helps me with just my day to day crap. if its blown up, oh well... saves me money at the parts store

 

I'd like to know how that goes keep us updated btw how watts rms you putting out and how many batteries and what type you got?