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Electricity. My amp draws alot of juice from my battery, which gives me a low fluctuating idle and dim lights, at idle my amps look like about 9, and around 3k they're less than 12.5, what options would I have as far as getting a bigger battery, alternator with bigger output, ideas?
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If you have a s4 the s5 alt will drop right in and offer more amps. What is causing such a high draw anyway? If you have a s5 alt there's always the FD alts but they require a vbelt pulley and they don't match the S4 harness connector.
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this is common problem with amps. one solution is to install a power cap.(1F i think) install it befor the amp that way the cap. can help with the amp draw. Bounes; some have a voltage output lcd screen
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The S4 70A alternator is very weak. The FAQ has a diagram for conversions to S5 and S6+ alternators. There's also a thread somewhere about using a Taurus 140A alt.
Not completely true. While an S5 alternator will bolt on perfectly, the connector is the oval type found on an FD alternator. The S5 also requires a constant 12V source for the regulator, unlike the S4's switched 12V. The warning light wire remains the same, but a new, fused wire will have to be run to the L terminal.
Not completely true. While an S5 alternator will bolt on perfectly, the connector is the oval type found on an FD alternator. The S5 also requires a constant 12V source for the regulator, unlike the S4's switched 12V. The warning light wire remains the same, but a new, fused wire will have to be run to the L terminal.
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i can post a pic of how the cap. is installed. am running 2 amps in my fc w/ 11 speakers. the sound is sweet!!!!.. my lights do not dim out at all. i think i paid out a little over a bill for the cap. install is easy. just trying to weigh out whats more cost effective a new /used alternator and the mod. you have to do to make it work or a power capacitor made for this problem
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I thought that this was the primary reason the Taurus SHO had issues; the Ford acc couldn't handle 7000 Yamaha-made RPM. If they can't take 7K, how would they like 8K? Or are the Taurus pieces so inexpensive that one can justify replacing them every 25,000 miles?
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