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So as the title says--- I just finished replacing my 95amp alternator with a 130amp alternator from a Taurus.
It's been kind of a long project because I had to gather parts from a few different places and then run back and forth between Davis and my mom's place to use the tools up here at her house (impact gun, bearing puller, etc).
I ended up getting the 130amp out of a Taurus. Andy and I went to the junkyard and I frankenstein'd about 3 alternators together to get 1 really new looking alternator (inside and out). I even found a Motorcraft voltage regular that was just about BRAND new!! ($95 part at the dealer). Walked out with the new-ish alternator and new-ish voltage regulator for $25
Then I ordered a thicker charge cable and bearings from RJMInjectiontech.com, same guy that runs for fordfuelinjection.com. That was a life saver because NONE of the parts houses sell these danged bearings.
Replaced the bearings but the case was still wrong. My truck had a side mount alternator and the Taurus has a pivot mount alternator.
Turns out the PSD also has a side mount alternator so my brother gave me his old one (non-working unit) and I swapped the guts of the Taurus alternator into his PSD case
Just finished installing everything and WHAT A DIFFERENCE! The reason I started this project was because the Taurus fan was pulling major power and my alternator couldn't keep up at an idle, even on the low speed! Now I can turn the fan on high speed, while idling, and the gauge dips a bit then pops right back up to normal
Sooo worth it.
Cost of project:
$25 --> alternator + voltage regulator
$40 --> 2AWG charge cable + (2x) 175amp Mega Fuses + Fuse holder
http://rjminjectiontech.com/images/alt-cable.jpg
$10 --> Front and rear bearings for 3G alternator
http://rjminjectiontech.com/images/3Gbearing.jpg
If anyone is considering this swap, I highly recommend RJM Injection for any parts that you may need, especially bearings. They're OEM bearings (best I can tell) and the service was fantastic. The quality of the charge cable is also very impressive, looks exactly like the picture.
It's been kind of a long project because I had to gather parts from a few different places and then run back and forth between Davis and my mom's place to use the tools up here at her house (impact gun, bearing puller, etc).
I ended up getting the 130amp out of a Taurus. Andy and I went to the junkyard and I frankenstein'd about 3 alternators together to get 1 really new looking alternator (inside and out). I even found a Motorcraft voltage regular that was just about BRAND new!! ($95 part at the dealer). Walked out with the new-ish alternator and new-ish voltage regulator for $25
Then I ordered a thicker charge cable and bearings from RJMInjectiontech.com, same guy that runs for fordfuelinjection.com. That was a life saver because NONE of the parts houses sell these danged bearings.
Replaced the bearings but the case was still wrong. My truck had a side mount alternator and the Taurus has a pivot mount alternator.
Turns out the PSD also has a side mount alternator so my brother gave me his old one (non-working unit) and I swapped the guts of the Taurus alternator into his PSD case
Just finished installing everything and WHAT A DIFFERENCE! The reason I started this project was because the Taurus fan was pulling major power and my alternator couldn't keep up at an idle, even on the low speed! Now I can turn the fan on high speed, while idling, and the gauge dips a bit then pops right back up to normal
Sooo worth it.Cost of project:
$25 --> alternator + voltage regulator
$40 --> 2AWG charge cable + (2x) 175amp Mega Fuses + Fuse holder
http://rjminjectiontech.com/images/alt-cable.jpg
$10 --> Front and rear bearings for 3G alternator
http://rjminjectiontech.com/images/3Gbearing.jpg
If anyone is considering this swap, I highly recommend RJM Injection for any parts that you may need, especially bearings. They're OEM bearings (best I can tell) and the service was fantastic. The quality of the charge cable is also very impressive, looks exactly like the picture.
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