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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 10:48 AM
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Default alternator help needed.
want a h.o. alternator for my 99 camaro. i have two stage nitrous system and it has killed my oem alternator. i found a good deal on power bastard alternator and was wondering if any one has used one with sucess. im open to recomendations.please help me i need to but asap.
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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 12:05 PM
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anyone using anykind of h.o. alt.?
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same here..... need new one
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Me three.
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I have a Powermaster 150 amp. I got it from Summit.
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I have a Powermaster 150 amp. I got it from Summit.
How's it holding up?
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 08:10 AM
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powermaster
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are all good alt that we use in bassrace
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so if i buy one it will work or ??? i dun wanna buy it,install it, replace it after 5 days
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I have the powerbastard 225 amp and its worked flawless so far (3 months). Hooked it up to a tester last weeks and it put out more volts than the thing could read. lol
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so if i buy one it will work or ??? i dun wanna buy it,install it, replace it after 5 days
I would say yes if you bought it new from a reputable company.
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I have the powerbastard 225 amp and its worked flawless so far (3 months). Hooked it up to a tester last weeks and it put out more volts than the thing could read. lol
probably not good... You want between 13.5 and 14.4v. It's current (amperes) that you want.
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The Powermaster 150 has worked well for me. It was about 250.00 through Summit.
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