who281

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I must really suck at searching.. i know it has to be on here but i cant find it..

i need a new alternator..

pep boys doesnt have any in stock for a while so my options are:
Advance Auto
Autozone
O'Reilly

if those above really suck ill wait and order one..

but i need to know if i should go stock amp or get a heavier duty one?
and which ones are the best!?

Thank you!

xbcrguy182x

They are all probably rebuilt alternators. Just get one that has a warranty. Stock amp is fine, unless you added other devices to the car.

who281

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... or NAPA?

1 FMF

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i've had problems with duralast alternators on my diesel truck, and i thought i remember reading problems here from people who have used duralast
so i would recommend the brand from advanced auto or other place over duralast.
Adv. auto carries delco remy which is good.
definitely get something with a lifetime warranty if possible,
and stock replacement is fine. Most "performance" or heavy duty alternators are a lie, if they do offer higher amperage output it's only at very high rpm most of the time you're engine doesn't see. And unless there's a pulley change on the alternator you don't gain anything from a performance or high output alternator, most of the time they use the same exact casing which cannot provide enough air cooling and when they do output more also generate more heat and fail sooner.

LS6427

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Pro-Start brand at Advance Auto or PepBoys has been great fro me and everyone I know over the past 6 years or so that has used them. I also have a 1,000 watt amp and a 427ci. Its a perfect amp, never drops off at all no matter how much draw I put on it, not even sitting idling.

$149 Lifetime warranty.

who281

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at advance auto it only shows 2

REMY -NEW
and WORLD WIDE-reman.

i dnt see a prostart? im headin up there now tho hopefully they have em!

LS6427

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Was probably PepBoys then. I thought they both carried it.