Good alternator buy?

I went to www.h-o-alternators.com and got a quote for a high output alternator. Is this a good buy/advisable buy?

1. Replacement Alternator HO 220 Amp Alternator Model # 74807
Price includes our 1 year hassle free warranty.
Suggested Retail $650 Your Price $579
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Our alternator will directly replace the stock alternator, and interface directly to your car’s computer. No need for brackets or messing with the wire harness. The only change you will make is the output from the alternator to the battery. We recommend 4 gauge or larger.


2. PowrCap We also recommend you add a battery-capacitor to your battery system The PowrCap 400.

Suggested Retail $199 Your Price $149



3. Freight DHL Ground alternator $19
DHL Ground PowrCap $15

DHL Overnight alternator approx. $45


HO alternators are custom built to work with your vehicle’s computer and existing brackets. Please anticipate a one week delivery time due to our current backlog of orders.
Contact me if you have any questions.

H-O-alternators offer EXCELLENT alternators. Great build quality and reliability...

Only other place I'd check out is www.mean-green.com or www.ohiogen.com

Good luck!

nG

mean-green > HO alts.... HO alts way overcharges.

I want one that doesn't have a weeny output at idle :D

i dont care about dimming head lights while im sitting at a stop light. I idlt a 900 RPM anyway. :)and with a 4.10 rear end i usually cruise at above 1800 RPM easy. 65mph puts me at 2500.

Thanks I will shop around at www.ohiogen.com and www.mean-green.com then I will make my decision.

my voltmeter in the CRX drops below 12V when idle .... it's pretty pathetic

I have an Ohio Gen 170 amp HO alternator. At first they send it to me without the smaller pully (which gives it a higher output at idle), so I had to yank the halfshaft to remove the alternator (since it's idle output was crap)l and send it back, that sucked. It''s worked much better since I got it back. Still some weird thing where it likes ot drop to like 12.6-13. something at idle, but they swear that hondas do that. IDK though. It's been a good product though, no dimming or anything when driving, even with the stereo up pulling over 1000 watts. Now If I o nly could figure the idle thing out, I'd be happy.

That's the only company I've used, so I can't say about the others. I went with Ohio Gen honestly cuz I have a wholesale account and ther-by could save $$ buying their alternator, that and their honda alternator used an oem casing with their guts inside so it fit in the stock location better thn, say wrangler woukd have in my car (snce space was limited). I really never looked at others too much cuz of this. I have heard mean green is good, I can't say about HO, never really heard anything. Wrangler Performance NW makes pretty good high output alternators too.

I hope this long rant helped at least a little.

Well quick update. My mom bought me the alternator from www.H-O-alternators.com for a graduation gift and now I'm just waiting for it.

Now its time to upgrade from this circuit city crap i got in my trunk...