ok i called the dude about the 200 amp alt today..he said he doesnt know if itl fit w.o modification or not but he has a 200 amp AC delco with the same kind of "ears" he said..so i was just wondering if anyone had any info to help me there

also if it doesnt fit where would i got to have it made to fit? like what kind of shops would install it?

this guy says his alts "kick in" at like 900rpm so that shouldnt be a huge problem..i just need to know how to tell if itl fit or not

You'll probably have to fabricate your own brackets since the Sidekick alternator is pretty small...

dosn't some one sell a alt swap bracket for the 1.6?  i thought i saw one somwhere.

stu

i just wish someone would figure out an alt that could just be 'droped' in with no bracket or pulley mods!  i think it will become my summer quest :-/  if someone would make one i would be the first in line with a lil $$$.  i know they make a braket for GM alts in a Sami...

about your alt, is that the stock output amp or has it been modified to reach that.  the auto el. place here says to stay away from upgraded ones cause they burn out real fast.  good luck!

lol upgraded ones will not burn up fast unless u abuse them there is a GM alt braket swap but what would i have to change if i did that? would i have to change the belt or something

Roadless gear also makes a GM alt bracket. STAY AWAY FROM IT!! I had one snap in half last weekend while on my 3.5 hour trip to the beach!! Luckily I was close to a friends house and we ended up making a new one from scratch. Took us 3.5 hours to get it all back together :-/ So what was a 3 hour trip turned into a 7 hour trip I sent them an e-mail telling them about it breaking and this is what I get back. They NEVER once offered to replace it or send me a new one. Now that's great service



I have forwarded your email on to the guy who makes these brackets for me.   I am getting low on these so I am hoping this feedback will help remind him to double check his work better before I place my next order of 100 brackets through him.  On the up side - this is the first failure like this I have heard about so it seems the vast majority of his work is up to spec.  This may have been one that slipped through the cracks.  I will also inspect the remaining inventory for potential problems.



Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

My Sidekick idles at about 3100 RPM...that should be more then enough to kick in.

ok so say i get the braket, tell him to make me a GM alt..what will i need to change on the car other then the braket? i want to weigh all options before i jump off that $200+ diving board....that is quite a bit of money to me

thanks for any and all help guys =)

ps when u get my '71 u are all welcom for rides when i get in ur area =)

i read somewhere that when a guy put on an alt aout of a cutlass or something that he had to remove and use his stock pully for the belt, but that he had to have the ID machined to fit the shaft on the cutlass one.  so you might run into this  seems kinda iffy, and if it dont fit then you got to find another stock pully....  but i am dying to hear how this all turns out!

Now that's great service

 that sucks, that seems to happen alot with small aftermarket suppliers.

i thought the TrailTough and Roadless ones were for a Sami?

TRAIL TOUGH HAS SIDEKICK ONES......

see i am going to be buying a camaro so for a while the geo will just be a back up to the camaro or ill drive it when i need to save money..so the stereo is going to be stupid loud lol i am going to run 2 more kicker CVR 15s for a total of 4 and i am going to run my amp at 2ohm mono for 2,065 watts RMS and 4,653watts MAX

so i am going to need alot of amprege, plus down teh road ill have on board air winch all that kinda stuff..so a 200amp alt is as small as i can go lol

just to kind of put into perspective what kinda power i need...a friend has 4 subs that are pretty much just like mine same amp and everyhting..running the amp at 4ohm mono with a 200amp alt and 2 batts he had no light dim..running 2ohm mono with the same setup his lights dim quite badly lol so thats just to kinda of help u understand the kind of power im talking about

You kids and your stereos