View Single Post
  #15 (permalink)  
Old 08-09-2021, 12:21 PM
cycleguy55's Avatar
cycleguy55 cycleguy55 is offline
CC Member
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: White City, SK
Cobra Make, Engine: West Coast, 460 CID
Posts: 2,908
Not Ranked     
Default

If you don't care about a 'period correct' alternator, do yourself a favour and switch to a Ford 3G alternator. Internal regulator and fans, higher output (especially at idle and low RPM). Mine was built for a 1995 Mustang V6 and is rated for 130 amps. Your pulley will swap over if you're running V-belts, though it may require a thin shim (mine didn't) so the pulley will clear the alternator case. Mounts are the same.

Here's some interesting output curves:


Some re-wiring is required, but the 3G is a big improvement over the 100 amp 1G large frame alternator that was there before. Lots of information available on the Internet about how to do this. Here's one source: https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/in...r-older-fords/

__________________
Brian

Last edited by cycleguy55; 08-09-2021 at 12:25 PM..
Reply With Quote