Posted January 29, 201312 yr I have an 05 Outback. Looking at a bunch of options. Best option seems to be Excessive Amperage who can do a 200A for 385. Anything over 200 supposedly will slip due to horrible belt wrap, and I only have a 5 rib belt. Mechman, Singer, Ohio Gen, and DC power are more cash for less ALT than the EA. So its either EA or possibly this?Stumbled across this.http://powerbastards.com/proddetail.asp?prod=Fitzall-220Anyone heard or used one? Seems to fit WAY more than just my car. Which worry's me as far as how "drop in" it really is.
January 29, 201312 yr Tenneys is the cheapest quote I've gotten, I know all vehicles are different though.
January 29, 201312 yr I have a singer and absolutely love it! Also remember that they come with a lifetime waranty from singer which sure is nice (if u evem ever need it) also his customer service is awesome. Had a couple questions when installing and he emailled me back in less than an hour everytime
January 29, 201312 yr The "universal fit" worries me too. If you read the fine print, it says "vehicle modification may be necessary". If that is true, and I'm sure it will be, it isn't going to be the cheapest, and BS claims like that make me walk away.
January 29, 201312 yr Author Yeah I think I will just go EA as it is direct bolt in, and puts 140 out at idle.Tenny was 325, but he only can do a 180.
January 29, 201312 yr have used the fitzall 220 , works good for mehad to make a custom bracket for my application anyway so i went them because of the shape , the 5 "universal" bolt holes & a black friday sale they had on it back in 2011havent used a buch of different companies' alts so i cant say go with PB over the others
January 29, 201312 yr Author So do you think it does a true 220? And did it come with a 6 rib pulley? My car uses a 5, so I would be a little concerned with belt alignment.
January 29, 201312 yr why don't you look into Power Master alternators. well known company and they are cheap. hell i've had one in one of my vehicles for 3yrs now and it works great. if your just looking for something in that 200A range thats where i would look.
January 29, 201312 yr im sure they have a bunch of different pulley types since most companies donever really clampedmeasured itmy system was close to 15000wrms with 10 abtts , i needed more batts & a bigger alt but for a 220 it seem to hold up pretty goodrecently i was emailing a few companies telling them what i had (220 pb) & that i need a bigger alt , they all threw me a sales pitch oh their alts uses bigger better stronger parts blah blah etc , i really dont know if thats true or not
January 29, 201312 yr if power master is the same company from a few yrs ago back then their alts didnt do full advertised power until rpm was really high like 5-6k so IIRC their 200A back then was really doing like 130A around 1800-2000 rpm , it said so on a lable attached to their alts Edited January 29, 201312 yr by SPL_Man
January 29, 201312 yr You want something that does well at idle. Some of the companies out here won't do anything until 2k rpm. My Mechman is a beast.
January 29, 201312 yr Author Out of all the ones I looked at the EA does the most at idle. Will do 140 at idle and 200 at like 1500. The power bastards 220 does 110 at idle. Actually, the only ones doing anything over 110 at idle are Singer and EA. Dc power have a few for my car but they have been known to take months to get things sent out and I have no patience. And if they did ship tomorrow their prices are outrageous anyways.Tenny was the cheapest at 325 for a 180 amp, but 110 at idle. I guess EA seems to be the best deal.
February 7, 201312 yr I have a power bastard 220 in my 02 jeep and have never had a issue beside is likes to charge my batts to 15.2vlts
February 7, 201312 yr I'm not sure if you got a quote or not from singer alts but it was much cheaper than others. I know others recommended it. I've used one and it's great!
February 8, 201312 yr I also went with Excessive Amperage when looking for power. Should be shipping mine Monday after since hearing back from Nate. Hit them up, reviews seem favorable but they all have good and bad reviews.</P> Edited February 8, 201312 yr by R3dt34rz
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