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Old 05-21-2011, 05:47 PM
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im gonnas upgrade the alternator on my gt car to hopefully a stock 94/95 3g alt. what all do i need to do this? and are they 1-wire alts or not?
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Old 05-21-2011, 09:49 PM
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http://www.mustangcentral.net/tech/alternator.html
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Old 05-26-2011, 11:13 PM
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i just order a 250 amp 1 wire alt off ebay $150 free shipping
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Old 05-27-2011, 06:36 AM
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I got one of those cheapo HO alts off of egay and was suprised to find it only worked for 6 months. I took it to an alt-rebuilder and he said that part of it was ready for HO but the voltage regualator was still mickey mouse. After spending $75 there I have not had a problem for 2 yrs now.
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