alternator ???

[vt_maverick]

Interesting reading:

http://www.maniacelectricmotors.com/...u-pcm-ecm.html

So maybe we just need bigger battery cables and we're good to go? I read another article that said belt rerouting might be required but that sounds bogus to me. But how does a HO alternator generate more amps anyway? I assume it'll have a slight MPG impact too right?

[bartmanS4]

Power sources will provide current demanded by the load device or in the case of a direct short they will provide the maximum amperage they can until something burns open. I believe a high output alternator is simply ABLE to provide higher amperage than a standard output one. I don't know but they may run at a slightly higher voltage but this is controlled by the voltage regulator. Think of voltage and current in terms of a water source travelling through a hose. Voltage is the pressure and current is the volume of flow.