Alternator question

[oldfordguy]

OEM alt style just went bad. Should I move from 3 wire to 1 wire? What about going up in amps to 100. Would I have to also upgrade wiring? I don't have a bunch of add ons to draw power , moderate stereo. I've seen some nice 100amp chrome 1 wire on ebay , but is it really worth it , or should I stick with OEM 80 amp?

 

[Blue67fastback]

I went to one wire on both my 66 and 67. Solved my amp problems, I needed it for elec. fan cooling and other add ons. Had trouble with Chrome units, they are slower to dissipate heat.

 

[oldfordguy]

Did you move up in amps? if so did you have to rewire much?

 

[rbohm]

stepping up to a 100 amp alternator is a good idea. you will have the change the wire from the alt to the battery to an 8 gauge minimum. i recommend actually stepping up to a 3G alternator. there are conversion kits for the wiring available.

 

[jeffnoel]

I swapped to the 100-amp 1-wire to clean-up the engine bay, since there internally regulated you can get rid of the box on the fender.

 

[classic boost]

i just switched to a gm 3-wire. 94amp and only $100 from autozone (lifetime warranty). the wiring was easy.

 

[oldfordguy]

Thanks all! I hate wiring so avoid messing w/it if I can.

 

[classic boost]

Thanks all! I hate wiring so avoid messing w/it if I can.

i don't blame you there.
the gm alt can be wired as a 1-wire. just goes from the alt to the batt side of the starter solenoid. doesn't get much easier than that.