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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 01:16 PM
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Ok, with my wife's 98z28, we had my previous motor placed in her car. The motor's an LS-6 crate motor (with 28k) on it and I had no problems with it when it was in my car, ran a 150 shot of nos through it with no alternator problems. The motor's been in her car for 2 yrs now, but within the last year, we've been through 6 alternators. The last one didn't last a day. From merging onto the interstate, i got on the gas and kept it there til about 120 mph. 2 minutes after that, the charging light came on again!!! All the grounds we can see have been checked. What else would you guru's suggest? Thanks for your help!!
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this is required reading BEFORE you even think about complaining that your alt is not working
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https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...-failures.html

this is required reading BEFORE you even think about complaining that your alt is not working
man, thanks for the info!! it was really helpful. i'll be replacing the starter, positive battery wiring and adjusting the alternator size, as well (can't be too safe).
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