after Market alternators and batteries/?

[BlackDragon]

hey guys, I was just wonderin what are the best alternative replacement for our factory alternators and batteries? consider the fact that I have loads of wires connected to my battery, ie, system power cable, glow kits, additional side markers....any suggestions?

[Spyder757]

I don't know if they'll work on a Cougar, but the AC Delco units that are installed on police spec Crown Vics and Caprice Classics (rest in peice big guy) are some pretty high output units.

Spyder757

[Sinister]

I've emailed several major alternator manufacturers about high output alternators (200a) for our cars...and the cheapest one is 500$ If your still interested, email me and I can send you some email addresses/info.

[BlackDragon]

500???? holy mother of cow....taht's a lot of money.....I was just lookin for anything better than stock....
what about batteries?? any good batteries that will take the load of my extra needs??

oh, another thing, just a question, this is a "rumor" I heard..is it true that everytime you jump-boost your battery, your battery life cuts in half????

[Gunmetal]

Optima red & yellow tops are very good batteries.
I don't recall any of the cougar owners have an upgraded alternator, and there's a lot of people running some big amps (Jjenning, RockfordFosgate, Streetconcepts, Keane)

I don't know about boosting a battery cutting it's life in half, but batteries can only be totally discharged and recharged a certain number of times before they're useless. For the optima yellow top it's 350 times.

[BlackDragon]

woa...that Optima yellow sounds like a sweet deal..damn..I gotta search for one of those...well, I dont know..my car's stalled on my couple of times in the past...and it all happened when Im not even drivin' fast....or in any way over-workin the engine...I just don't know why an ATX would stall?? first I must say its something electrical...that's why IM guessin is either the battery or the alternator...

[Knibbs]

hey dragon i would say the best thing to do in your case is to find a apliance/electrical shop that rebuilts electric motors or alternators. take your alt out give it to him for a day , let him change the regulator and he'll give it back to you . should only be about 80 bucks tops. mind you are keeping the same alternator.and he might be able to up the amperage a lil but you might have to talk to the guy. im looking to do this soon but i have looked into it and have talked to the guy and around here it looks to be about a 40-60 dollar jobs and only about 1 hr labor. my gauges dim at 3000 rpm and i get static on my radio now. so i have to do it soon before my alt burns out. good luck