I'm Finally Getting a HO Alternator!!
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1621 Registered: Aug-05 | i just ordered one through my audioshop, and will be getting it installed some time next week. it was ordered from Remax, not sure who that is, but he said they are really nice. it does 220A, above or at idle. and it does 15.2V at idle, and 13.8 with a full load. all in all it is going to cost me around $470. just figured i would share the good news. |
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Bronze Member Username: Comp98Philadelphia, PA USA Post Number: 14 Registered: Sep-05 | great news..congrats!..plan on getting a HO alternator myself as soon as I decide on subs. |
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Bronze Member Username: DeezelPost Number: 69 Registered: Jul-05 | that's awesome man! I plan on getting a HO alternator as soon as someone starts making one for my Xterra. |
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New member Username: Dz4389Post Number: 6 Registered: Sep-05 | 220 alt for 1 idmax well atleast ur prepared if maybe u need a generator. just hook up ur house to the car |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1624 Registered: Aug-05 | really, you can't find one for your Xterra? those have been out for a while now haven't they?(i mean the suv itself) |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1625 Registered: Aug-05 | i used GW's formula on his website to determine how big of an alt i would need, and it is like 221.5A you take your systems wattage, divide it by 12, multiply by 1.4(i multiplied by 1.4), and that is how many Amps of current your system will pull at full power. then you add your stock alt's amps, and that gives you a safe figure to go by when buying a HO alt. i multiplied all of my wattage by 1.4 b/c both of my amps are Class A/B. you multiply by 1.2 to get the amps needed for your class D amplifier. and you multiply by 1.4 to get the amps needed for your class A/B amplifier. |
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Bronze Member Username: DeezelPost Number: 70 Registered: Jul-05 | They redesigned it for 2005; the Xterra. The engine is also on a new platform, simliar to that of the Inifini G35. So, as of now, no HO alt for me. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1632 Registered: Aug-05 | mmmmmmmm.....i wish i wasn't so impatient. lol i wish it was next week already!!!!  |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 4405 Registered: Nov-04 | It'll get worse next week. But the wait will be worth it. It's like being Christmas in September. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1638 Registered: Aug-05 | yup, the days will feel longer and longer the closer i get to having it installed. lol |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1639 Registered: Aug-05 | i can't find any info on Google about this company(Remax), but the guy he ordered it from said that i will be very very happy with it. |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 4406 Registered: Nov-04 | ReMax is residential and commercial real estate company in Canada. They sell houses! Maybe they make HO alternators as a side business, you think? Just kidding. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1641 Registered: Aug-05 | lol, that was all i saw when i typed it in on Google. i will ask him if he knows if the company goes by any othr name the next time i see him. |
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Bronze Member Username: ThigpenRVA, Va Usa Post Number: 73 Registered: Sep-05 | if my car already runs at like 12.5-13 volts without my subs in my car yet would it be a good idea to get an alternator? |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 4408 Registered: Nov-04 | If you're getting 12.5v-13v now, then something's wrong with your alternator. It should be 13.8v or higher without any load. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1651 Registered: Aug-05 | hey, where the heck has GW been? is he taking a break from the same questions day in and day out, or is it that i am on like right after he gets off. lol |
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Silver Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 828 Registered: Jul-05 | Kiki is GW , right ? http://www.caraudiocentral.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2286 |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1653 Registered: Aug-05 | TRAITOR!!!!! lol, j/k he is a BIG part of that website, so it doesn't suprise me that he is over there. but where's the love? lol |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1675 Registered: Aug-05 | all i can think of is......a....l.....t..e..r..n..a...t..o...r. lol |
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Silver Member Username: Matt12490Benicia, California Post Number: 245 Registered: May-05 | Yeah im in the same situation... i got an eclipse sub in a nice ported box that i built this weekend and the amp should come any day now! ive come home from school looking everyday hoping its there... but NO. It's been like 8 days now, but maybe its taking long because its from florida and im in cali ? oh well i cant wait either, im right there with you Muddy! hah |
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Silver Member Username: MrdarkPost Number: 138 Registered: Dec-04 | congrats muddy, i need one for my car. nobody has it though =( |
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Gold Member Username: Mikechec9Http://www.cardomain.c... Post Number: 1053 Registered: May-05 | yeah muddy. good shot. i would have loved to have had a 220 amp at idle. mine is 220 but 170 at idle. it was the highest idle available that was model specific. and that was considered high, lol. great choice. i hope it works well with your ride. |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 4422 Registered: Nov-04 | They say good things come to those that wait, but then again so does ulcer! |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1699 Registered: Aug-05 | Matt f:Thanks matt: Thanks mikechec:Thanks Isaac:..........shame on you! LOL yeah, i was pretty impressed with the fact that it does 220A at idle. it comes with spacers, cuz i guess it is a big maofao!! lol |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1710 Registered: Aug-05 | i talked to the one of the guys at my audioshop, and he said the name of the company is Reman, not Remax(real estate lol) but i still can't find any info online about them  |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1727 Registered: Aug-05 | i'm becoming very frustrated. i CAN'T find any info on this company. but i will be paying for the alternator today. it is still hard to let go of $470, when i can't even see it. LOL i hope it's not some g@y color like red or hot green. LOL |
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Bronze Member Username: Vic_in_explorerSanford, Florida United States Post Number: 17 Registered: Jul-05 | Do you know if it will install like factory alternator (size,bolt patterns,etc.) or is simiar to factory specs |
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Bronze Member Username: Comp98Philadelphia, PA USA Post Number: 28 Registered: Sep-05 | I can only get a 180amp alt. according to excessive amperage.com. I want a 220 dammit! |
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Gold Member Username: SouthernrebelMonroe, Louisiana USA Post Number: 1112 Registered: Mar-04 | 220A at idle...dayum, thats a h3ll of an alt muddy. what do yall think about dual 180A alts? i have a buddy that just graduated from the Nashville Auto-Diesel Academy, he can rebuild my old stock 100A alt to a 180A just like the HO-alt i run right now. (parts are like $50-$75) I need to find a bracket to mount dual alts w/ though Anyone know where i can get such a bracket for a 98 chevy silverado w/ a 4.3L V6? |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1731 Registered: Aug-05 | i found out the ACTUAL NAME OF THE COMPANY!! lol they are called USA Reman Inc. they are based out of Orlando, FL. and it is direct-bolt-on |
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Gold Member Username: Mikechec9Http://www.cardomain.c... Post Number: 1076 Registered: May-05 | rebuilt alternators almost always fail. there are too many trade-offs. hence the significantly higher cost of new/originally built ones. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1734 Registered: Aug-05 | it is a remanufactured alternator. not rebuilt. |
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Silver Member Username: Alias747MN Post Number: 724 Registered: Apr-05 | I'd like to think that remanufactured and rebuilt are basically the same thing. Your saying that this is $470, I think Acessive Amperage could build you a new one for less, couldn't they? |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1737 Registered: Aug-05 | i think that mikechec was talking to marshall, not me. remanufactured means they buy one, and rip out the guts and put better parts in it. rebuilt means that they took one that was broken/not working, and fixed it. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1738 Registered: Aug-05 | my alt was $375 i got it for about $20-$25 over dealer cost then the other $100 was taxes and install. |
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Silver Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 892 Registered: Jul-05 | Hmmmm - i'm seeing "DIRTY WATERS" & "BLOODYWATERS" posting Like u got some step brothers or followers !? - lol  |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1740 Registered: Aug-05 | not sure. i did the dirtywaters one, b/c i was just screwing around on the shop's prehistoric computer. but i think someone is trying to mac on me with the bloodywaters one. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1758 Registered: Aug-05 | HOPEFULLY, i will be getting my A6 amp, or my alt. today!! i would do a backflip out of excitement, but i don't think it is possible for 230lbs. to do a backflip.  LOL |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1759 Registered: Aug-05 | HAHAHAHAHAHA!! i got both my alt and my amp today! anybody want pics? lol j/k |
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Gold Member Username: Mikechec9Http://www.cardomain.c... Post Number: 1101 Registered: May-05 | butuvcourse |
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Bloodywaters Unregistered guest | yep, i'm muddy's 1/4 step brother twice removed from his brother-in-law's aunt's cousin's side. we are great friends ps, my 80A alt is WAY better than your's! (you guys will never guess who i really amp, heheheh) |
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Bloodywaters Unregistered guest | yep, i'm muddy's 1/4 step brother twice removed from his brother-in-law's aunt's cousin's side. we are great friends ps, my 80A alt is WAY better than your's! (you guys will never guess who i really am, heheheh) |
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New member Username: BloodywatersPost Number: 1 Registered: Sep-05 | hehehe, i even registered LMAO |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1761 Registered: Aug-05 | who is this anyway? Jake? Tyler? Rovin? |
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Gold Member Username: Mikechec9Http://www.cardomain.c... Post Number: 1102 Registered: May-05 | *spooky music |
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Silver Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 946 Registered: Jul-05 | Not me - i would rather do something better than waste my time doing that nonsense ...  |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1762 Registered: Aug-05 |            |
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New member Username: BloodywatersPost Number: 2 Registered: Sep-05 | i'll give ya a hint: i live northwest of Oscala, FL  |
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New member Username: BloodywatersPost Number: 3 Registered: Sep-05 | (oh, and by the way, GOLD member status here i come! j/k) |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1764 Registered: Aug-05 | Ted? D-Bo!!!? |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1765 Registered: Aug-05 | i wish i had some lifelines, like ask the audience!! LOL |
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New member Username: BloodywatersPost Number: 4 Registered: Sep-05 | i live less than 900miles away. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1766 Registered: Aug-05 | oh WOW!!!! that narrows it down a bit huh!? lol |
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Silver Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 953 Registered: Jul-05 | well that rules me out cause i'm more like 9,000 miles away - lol |
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Silver Member Username: TdbdadrummerPost Number: 318 Registered: Aug-05 | That kind rules me out, being that I live in WV. Sorry Muddy, but I guess just because I like to be retarded at other times, your guess of it being ME, is wrong! Hehehe... |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1769 Registered: Aug-05 | i give up... |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1784 Registered: Aug-05 | bump for people who like pics^^. lol |
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Gold Member Username: SouthernrebelMonroe, Louisiana USA Post Number: 1149 Registered: Mar-04 | nice amp and alt Muddy. post pics of your install when your done... |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1790 Registered: Aug-05 | Definitely. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1816 Registered: Aug-05 | ummmmm...this forum is really slow today huh?(bumped for pics lol) |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1817 Registered: Aug-05 | oh, and the alternator casing is off of a Ford Tempo/Topaz b/c that was the biggest one that would still fit directly on to my car(it comes with small spacers) and be able to hold all of the "guts" of the new parts.(notice the offset bolt insert in the pic with the shoe and the quarter) |
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Silver Member Username: Iufan4lifeulPost Number: 495 Registered: May-05 | Rovin, that better be some exagerration there because it is physically impossible to live 9,000 miles away. The earth is about 13,500 miles in diameter so therefore the farthest you could live would be 6,750 miles away. OH GOD, i am such a nerd. |
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Silver Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 984 Registered: Jul-05 | I don't know about that - my country is an Island in the Caribbean & is less than 5 miles or so to the east of the south american country of Venezuela . Well - it shows @ least u was awake in Geography class .lol  |
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Bronze Member Username: DankumPost Number: 49 Registered: Sep-05 | is the amp and alt same brand muddy? |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1832 Registered: Aug-05 | lol, no they are not the same brand. the amp is a DLS Ultimate A6. and the alternator is from a company in Orlando called USA Reman Inc. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1865 Registered: Aug-05 | GW, whaddya think of my new alt and me going w/ the DLS over the Treo amp. you are the reason i got the DLS over the Treo. you are also the reason i went out and bought an HO alt.(after i read your tutorials 2 times over lol) |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1965 Registered: Aug-05 | I'm getting my sh@t installed tomorrow, so expect some pics. |
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Bronze Member Username: LanzarchampBakersfield, California United States Post Number: 74 Registered: Sep-05 | coo coo i wanna see pics lol |
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Silver Member Username: TdisantoPost Number: 181 Registered: Sep-05 | Yah i want to see some pics too. and where has GW been too. |
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Bronze Member Username: Brandonk17Post Number: 19 Registered: Sep-05 | i also miss seeing GW around... you used to be able to come on here and see when he has struck because he would be the last poster on virtually every topic... pics are exciting (never got to see the other ones you posted) :-( |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1971 Registered: Aug-05 | yeah GW has his Charger ripped apart, so i think he is working on that all the time, but idk. lol i will post a link to the thread that has my pics. |
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Silver Member Username: TdisantoPost Number: 183 Registered: Sep-05 | hey muddy, who was putting that 10" sub in his sisters powerwheel? was it marshall, i cant remember. Anyways did he ever post the pics on that? |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1972 Registered: Aug-05 | no i don't think so. and i think it was marshall. here's the link https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/car-audio/160577.html |
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Silver Member Username: TdisantoPost Number: 184 Registered: Sep-05 | Thanks, i hope he posts those pics soon. I cant wait to see it. |
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Bronze Member Username: ThigpenRVA, Va Usa Post Number: 98 Registered: Sep-05 | hey guys on the subject of HO alternators, i dont have the time to search through all 70 posts, my car runs at 13.5 volts now on the average, and im going to be putting in 2 10" RE SE subs and either a re 12.1 or kicker kx1200.1 amp, depending on which one i get told is better. will i need to get a new alternator or a second batter, if so which one, and how much will one cost me? |
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