Hey guys, the ancient Lestek 120 AMP alternator in my '87 LX finally quit completely and I dropped in a 110A 6G out of an '04 3.8. Was a very easy, neat swap...correct pulley and regulator orientation, etc. The original 70A was useless, mine was the really poor early design with the sleeve bearings, it was only good for about 50A in real life and burned up several times before I switched to the Lestek.
For anyone with the slightly newer design (the one with the little black plastic fan guard), you probably haven't had the same problems. In my experience, those units were a lot more reliable.
Anyway. the 6G is humming along beautifully and there are plenty of them in boneyards, so they're cheap. Highly recommended for any early Fox owners out there who haven't already upgraded to the 3G or something similar. At 110A, they don't have enough oomph for any kind of killer sound system, but for an upgrade over the weak stock unit, they rock.
If anyone wants to do the swap and has questions or is looking for pics, let me know.
Carl
For anyone with the slightly newer design (the one with the little black plastic fan guard), you probably haven't had the same problems. In my experience, those units were a lot more reliable.
Anyway. the 6G is humming along beautifully and there are plenty of them in boneyards, so they're cheap. Highly recommended for any early Fox owners out there who haven't already upgraded to the 3G or something similar. At 110A, they don't have enough oomph for any kind of killer sound system, but for an upgrade over the weak stock unit, they rock.
If anyone wants to do the swap and has questions or is looking for pics, let me know.
Carl