[DeTomaso] 1972 gumball detomaso pantera

[boyd casey]

Bob,
Read the article in "The Pantera Place" web page technical sectionn under
"changing the altenator" They reccomend going with the three wire 100 amp
altenator. That's what I went with and I found one at the local auto parts
store for less then $40.00. If your thinking you need a 150 amp altenator
because of ralphs car , remember he has two batteries and all those amps for
his monster stereo and all those other lights he has illuminating his engine
and the other trick lights he has.You only need those amps if you are going
to make a lowrider with neon lights and a  22 speaker stereo. Otherwise the
100 amp altenator works fine , it's cheap and it fits. Tell the auto parts
store you need an altenator  for a 1973 boss 351 mustang they have a high
output one listed , thats the one you want. If you have to pay over $40.00
let me know and I will help you find one.
Boyd

P.S.
Here is the link to the Pantera Place article

http://panteraplace.com/page139.htm













P.S. Here is the link to the Pantera place article

On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Tomas Gunnarsson <guson at home.se> wrote:

> Robert,
>
> The stronger alternator will not make the battery accept more current. All
> alternators big and small regulate to a fixed output voltage, this is what
> determines charging current and thus ammeter currrent. What you need to
> check is that the high current alternator is not sacrificing low rpm
> performance to gain high rpm capacity. I've seen high current alternator
> data sheets that showed lower output than a standard alternator would
> produce at low rpm. I personally only need more current than a stock
> alternator produces when I'm at at idle with fans and AC on, on the highway
> the stock alternator produces all the current that I need.
>
> Tomas
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <LEVITT1946 at aol.com>
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 8:23 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] 1972 gumball detomaso pantera
>
>
>  > Hello Friends ,
> > Now that my engine is out of the car it would be good to update the
> > alternator .
> >
> > If I boost the alternator power to 150 amps i have been told that it will
> > burn out the ammeter and i should  install a voltmeter instead .Are there
> > other precautions to take when upgrading the alternator ?
> >
> > My original hall headers had been wrapped on the passenger side I think
> to
> > dissipate  the heat .After unwrapping the header last night huge amount
> of
> > rusted metal came out . The headers did not rust thru but I noticed that
> > the  pipes warped from the heat . This is why I think it best to purchase
> a
> > new  ceramic coated set of headers but I want to make sure that what I
> buy
> > will bolt  directly to the original ansa exhaust.
> > Has anyone purchased the Big Throat Headers? If so ...will the  car
> exhaust
> > be louder and will I see any extra power.
> > As always thank you group for all of your past support.It is greatly
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Regards to All,
> >
> > Robert
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