Late model alternator swap

[96Formula6sp]

Hey guys our lemons car is in need of an alternator. I know the stock one is a two groove unit that makes 60 amps. It is also for a 318. We are now running two electric fans on the car. Is there a late model unit that would swap in. Maybe something internally regulated and with more amps. There is no problem swapping in a reman unit but if there is another unit that could be swapped in for cheap or a junkyard unit that might be the way to go. Any common swaps off a later truck or car?

 

[Nacho-RT74]

get an unexpensive 78-80 amps from any 80s stock mopar, be shure it got the smaller pulley and you are done. These are able to feed 45-48 amps iddiling, fairly enough for a stock car.

run wires from and to ammeter through firewall "bypassing" the existing ones ( no need to remove those if they are still in good conditions, paralllel to these is good ) and you'll find the difference still with stock system working like a champ.

BTDT on my driver car, with AC.

Trust me, no need mods or anything like many ppl will say ( cut and splice wires here and there, by pass ammeter etc... ) REALLY MY CAR IS A DRIVER!!! in the tropic, where I use allways the A/C. You can keep your car still wired and regulated like factory did, just a slight easy and unnoticeable upgrade.

with this upgrade the ammeter needle BARELLY WILL SENSE ANY charge or discharge reading. No read --> no load going through... no load ---> no heat which is the culprit of charging failures due the poor capacity of the stock earlier alts

 

[Warpspeed]

What Nacho says! My alternator came from an 1985 truck. The brackets included the A/C compressor. It is higher than I would like but, it is much better than the original. I ran another set of wires through the firewall to the ammeter to keep all the amps from running through the wall. So far it is working well. The A/C system is newer and should give me the better performance.

 

[Nacho-RT74]

Alt is a bit wider ( will fit a bit tight ) but still fits. I had to use longer belts ( maybe an inch or so ) to save the alt to hit the block on rear, buts that's because how the alt its installed on a BB on those years. I trimmed a bit the rear spacer too, for easier fitment.

Reason why alt is wider is because a wider stator assemblied in it. This is the reason the alt is more powerfull