Alternator help.... power? | 356 Speedster, 550 Spyder, Replica, Automotive Community

Hi to everyone,
Trying to get my speedster on the road here soon... I cant wait. I'm trying to button up some issues hat may solve problems down the road....

Hopefully someone has an alternator set up that would work for my car.
I'm looking to ugrade the alternator to something that can put out enough
power to handle an extra set of driving lights (Marchal) & the normal 12V
headlights, plus a nice stereo (not installed yet). Thinking of maybe 2 amps

AMPS:
JL Audio amp with the following specs:
Number of Channels 4
RMS Power (4 ohms) 75 watts x 4 chan.
RMS Power (2 ohms) 75 watts x 4 chan.
RMS Power (1 ohm) (at 1.5 ohms) 75 watts x 4 chan.
Bridged RMS Power 150 watts x 2 chan.
Peak Power Output 600 watts approx.

Also an Alpine 9857 stereo:
CD player with built-in amplifier (18 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels)

Any reomendations for an alternator to keep everything charged inad running fine?
Thanks! I love this site! ;o)
~Nick~

9/12/0712:31 PM

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Hi to everyone,
Trying to get my speedster on the road here soon... I cant wait. I'm trying to button up some issues hat may solve problems down the road....

Hopefully someone has an alternator set up that would work for my car.
I'm looking to ugrade the alternator to something that can put out enough
power to handle an extra set of driving lights (Marchal) & the normal 12V
headlights, plus a nice stereo (not installed yet). Thinking of maybe 2 amps

AMPS:
JL Audio amp with the following specs:
Number of Channels 4
RMS Power (4 ohms) 75 watts x 4 chan.
RMS Power (2 ohms) 75 watts x 4 chan.
RMS Power (1 ohm) (at 1.5 ohms) 75 watts x 4 chan.
Bridged RMS Power 150 watts x 2 chan.
Peak Power Output 600 watts approx.

Also an Alpine 9857 stereo:
CD player with built-in amplifier (18 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels)

Any reomendations for an alternator to keep everything charged inad running fine?
Thanks! I love this site! ;o)
~Nick~

9/12/0712:31 PM

http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VWC%2D043%2D903%2D023%2DACH

Should be more than enough....

9/12/0712:48 PM

WOLFGANG'89 CMC FWB, FL Supporting Member

Get the European headlights, upgrade wiring and add 80W H4 bulbs too!

What do the Euro heardlights look like?... I'm sure I've seen them. Mine have a fluted glass lense in front of what looks like a halogen headlight sitting back inside the headlight area.
Looks somewhat like a 911 with H4 or H5 headlights....

Former Member

Joe Soltis has a THUMPIN' system. No idea what he drives it with.

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