I have a 2.2L 2002 Oldsmobile Alero and am having a tough time finding a high output alternator bigger than 150amps. I'm just wondering if somebody has this car and purchased one, I called a place and they said an alternator made for a 1999-2002 Chevy cavalier MIGHT FIT, so that's a take a chance and hope you're right. I am running 2000 watts right now, my alternator fried today and have been searching for hours trying to find one but nothing comes up. I figure I might as well get one now instead of wasting $100 to get a new 105amp one. Otherwise would a second battery work after the big 3 upgrade? I have 2 1000 watt alpines and 2 pioneer premiers ts-w3004spl but will be getting 2 15" Fi BL's as soon as pioneers are sold, also have an upgraded battery already.

-Also have searched forum for answers but not are100% clear for my setup-

Edited April 14, 201015 yr by Fellman

try contacting dcpowerinc.com and give them a call...they will help you out

try contacting dcpowerinc.com and give them a call...they will help you out

Thanks I will do that right now.

first of all welcome to the forum! lol!!

now your setup you says is 2k setup is this in watt or rms? if you are unsure please share a link to your amps!

also WHAT is your starting and or SECONDARY battery>? if multiple please name them all and do you have a voltmeter to monitor the voltage going to the amps?

also for the big 3 do you have ANY of this done yet?

Thanks I decided to make a first post lol. In order:

2000 watts RMS cea2006 certified so no bullshit lol.

My only battery is a yellowtop something, I just rememember it was the best they had at pep boys in stock so unsure of the brand anymore. It was $230 if that helps lol.

Also no i haven't done any big 3 yet because the wiring got stolen..

Edited April 14, 201015 yr by Fellman

Double post my bad

Edited April 14, 201015 yr by Fellman

Someone stole your wiring? The big three is adding a battery ground to the chassis and one to the engine then adding another wire from your alt to the battery positive all in 1/0 awg wire.

umm the optimum yelllow top! this one right?

Amazon.com: Optima Batteries OPT-9014045 Yellow Top Deep Cycle Spiral Cell Battery: Automotive

but which one?

Optima YellowTop Specs - Yellow Cap Batteries by Optima

at any rate you will need more AH to suport a 2krms setup! maybe around 100ah! so maybe picking up another yellow top would be ideal for your setup and also help out a TON!

if you can i woudl recommend putting both of them in the trunk!

BUT BUT before that i recommend buying some new 1/0 awg and doing the big 3 asap and get a votl meter and mabye then you can avoid another battery and or a h/o!

for my last setup i had 2-batcap 2000 (50ah each) no h/o and the big3 done! and it ran flawlessly!! with a pos starting battery! hell i cant' even fit a batcap 2000 under the hood(7x7x5~)

at any rate i only got a h/o alt b/c my last alt was nearly 5 years old and it was time for a freshen up so i got it refreshened up and also got it upgraded to h/o aka new heat sink, recitifer and some other new improvmetns to it! and now it is 250 amp at 2500krmp or 200amp at 1.5krpm! around that area of specs!

but it will for sure come in handly with the next setup!!!!

and is this your poioneer amp?

Alpine Electronics of America, Inc.

Someone stole your wiring? The big three is adding a battery ground to the chassis and one to the engine then adding another wire from your alt to the battery positive all in 1/0 awg wire.

as in I had it in my garage uninstalled and it was stolen from my garage, I know what the big 3 is.

umm the optimum yelllow top! this one right?

Amazon.com: Optima Batteries OPT-9014045 Yellow Top Deep Cycle Spiral Cell Battery: Automotive

but which one?

Optima YellowTop Specs - Yellow Cap Batteries by Optima

at any rate you will need more AH to suport a 2krms setup! maybe around 100ah! so maybe picking up another yellow top would be ideal for your setup and also help out a TON!

if you can i woudl recommend putting both of them in the trunk!

BUT BUT before that i recommend buying some new 1/0 awg and doing the big 3 asap and get a votl meter and mabye then you can avoid another battery and or a h/o!

for my last setup i had 2-batcap 2000 (50ah each) no h/o and the big3 done! and it ran flawlessly!! with a pos starting battery! hell i cant' even fit a batcap 2000 under the hood(7x7x5~)

at any rate i only got a h/o alt b/c my last alt was nearly 5 years old and it was time for a freshen up so i got it refreshened up and also got it upgraded to h/o aka new heat sink, recitifer and some other new improvmetns to it! and now it is 250 amp at 2500krmp or 200amp at 1.5krpm! around that area of specs!

but it will for sure come in handly with the next setup!!!!

and is this your poioneer amp?

Alpine Electronics of America, Inc.

Yes that is my amp the good ol' mrp-m1000 and I have 2 of them with a capacitor, yes I have a 30 farad capacitor as a voltage meter and looks. I know it basically does nothing without any other upgrades but hey it looks cool.

Also my battery is the D34/78 the first one on that list!

Edited April 14, 201015 yr by Fellman

umm the optimum yelllow top! this one right?

Amazon.com: Optima Batteries OPT-9014045 Yellow Top Deep Cycle Spiral Cell Battery: Automotive

but which one?

Optima YellowTop Specs - Yellow Cap Batteries by Optima

at any rate you will need more AH to suport a 2krms setup! maybe around 100ah! so maybe picking up another yellow top would be ideal for your setup and also help out a TON!

if you can i woudl recommend putting both of them in the trunk!

BUT BUT before that i recommend buying some new 1/0 awg and doing the big 3 asap and get a votl meter and mabye then you can avoid another battery and or a h/o!

for my last setup i had 2-batcap 2000 (50ah each) no h/o and the big3 done! and it ran flawlessly!! with a pos starting battery! hell i cant' even fit a batcap 2000 under the hood(7x7x5~)

at any rate i only got a h/o alt b/c my last alt was nearly 5 years old and it was time for a freshen up so i got it refreshened up and also got it upgraded to h/o aka new heat sink, recitifer and some other new improvmetns to it! and now it is 250 amp at 2500krmp or 200amp at 1.5krpm! around that area of specs!

but it will for sure come in handly with the next setup!!!!

and is this your poioneer amp?

Alpine Electronics of America, Inc.

That link is to an ALPINE Mrp-m1000

Edited April 14, 201015 yr by BanginGMC

lmao i had pioneer on the mind! lmao my bad thanks for the save i meant alpine!

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lmao i had pioneer on the mind! lmao my bad thanks for the save i meant alpine!

It's all good brother!

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I actually emailed DC first and they said they currently have no alternators for my car.

o wow none!

maybe call your local alt shop and ask about an upgrade to your existing one? it is what i did!! worked out for me pretty good!

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I actually emailed DC first and they said they currently have no alternators for my car.

Try Mechman next!!!!!!! 3rd link down!

o wow none!

maybe call your local alt shop and ask about an upgrade to your existing one? it is what i did!! worked out for me pretty good!

Wait.. a local shop that claimed they can "beef up a stock alternator" and it worked?? -- first i heard of this.

worked for me! he beffed all the parts up! and it even looks sexy! lol!

and no nto a just a rewind!

and the guy builds hot rods with my dad and he is the electrical genious!! i really didnt' get into the full details of what he did but the clamp meter says it worked so i am all for it!

not saying everyone is honest or will give you a good upgrade but it worked for me! or maybe b/c i am canadian lol! jk!

o wow none!

maybe call your local alt shop and ask about an upgrade to your existing one? it is what i did!! worked out for me pretty good!

Wait.. a local shop that claimed they can "beef up a stock alternator" and it worked?? -- first i heard of this.

A friend actually did this, it was spendy, not as much as a brand new h/o! But only upgraded a little bit but maybe I will just do the big 3 add a second battery and do that. I plan on getting bigger amps eventually down the road but maybe I'll have a new car/suv by then with more cargo room lol.

oo when upgrade times come make sure to pop onto here to the sundown section for awesome deals! or message one of the many dealers on here for awesome deals!!!!

o wow none!

maybe call your local alt shop and ask about an upgrade to your existing one? it is what i did!! worked out for me pretty good!

Wait.. a local shop that claimed they can "beef up a stock alternator" and it worked?? -- first i heard of this.

A friend actually did this, it was spendy, not as much as a brand new h/o! But only upgraded a little bit but maybe I will just do the big 3 add a second battery and do that. I plan on getting bigger amps eventually down the road but maybe I'll have a new car/suv by then with more cargo room lol.

having someone re wound a stock alt. is really risky...it can be done properly or it can actually be worse than your stock alt. at idle. I would rather just purchase one of the best HO alts because i really dont want to go back and have to spend more money in the long run

oo when upgrade times come make sure to pop onto here to the sundown section for awesome deals! or message one of the many dealers on here for awesome deals!!!!

Will have to do thanks. So the big 3 and another battery would work fine then?

oo when upgrade times come make sure to pop onto here to the sundown section for awesome deals! or message one of the many dealers on here for awesome deals!!!!

Will have to do thanks. So the big 3 and another battery would work fine then?

Wont be able to answer that question until we know how many amps your alternator puts out

i recommend the big 3 and a volt meter for starters and put the volt meter on your dash so you can constandly monitor the voltage if you CONSTANDLY dip into 12.8 or less then another battery would be ideal but BUT if you keep over 12.8 secondary battery isn't needed!

in this day and age save money where you can! also what are your listening habbits? slam the music ALL the time? only when cruising on the freeway? while in your drive way with a girl in the back and the car audio at max? lol!