I think my alternator is dying!
06-15-2002, 02:45 PM
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Thats not alot for a battery, the Gold was $87 plus tax, I ALWAYS buy the DieHard gold, 3 year full replacement and a 100 month warranty. But for the Lexus, a silver will be fine, the original battery was only 500 CCA I believe. I left my seven sitting over the winter for 2 months with the alarm on, and the thing fired right up no problem, its 900+ CCA I believe. I used to get the Exide 1000, but since Exide was bought out a few years ago, the battery isnt what it used to be.
06-15-2002, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' date='Jun 15 2002, 01:45 PM
Thats not alot for a battery, the Gold was $87 plus tax, I ALWAYS buy the DieHard gold, 3 year full replacement and a 100 month warranty. But for the Lexus, a silver will be fine, the original battery was only 500 CCA I believe. I left my seven sitting over the winter for 2 months with the alarm on, and the thing fired right up no problem, its 900+ CCA I believe. I used to get the Exide 1000, but since Exide was bought out a few years ago, the battery isnt what it used to be.
06-15-2002, 02:54 PM
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Besides I couldnt go the local Sears and get a Optima, lol. Thats the good thing about having a car as transportation- you dont get as crazy with it, I would have driven all over Long Island to all the Sears to get the battery I want for my seven.
06-15-2002, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by dac' date='Jun 15 2002, 03:46 PM
Just don't forgot. Power costs HP. A Higher wattage alternator will require more HP from your motor.
I found this out the hard way when I was into Car Audio. I put a High Output Alternator in my car and lost what felt like a TON of HP. I went back to the stock Alternator a few months later and it felt like a did a bunch of mods.
Unless you really need the high output. I would stick with the stock alternator.
I found this out the hard way when I was into Car Audio. I put a High Output Alternator in my car and lost what felt like a TON of HP. I went back to the stock Alternator a few months later and it felt like a did a bunch of mods.
Unless you really need the high output. I would stick with the stock alternator.
06-15-2002, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by ILUVMY88CABRIO' date='Jun 15 2002, 04:17 PM
Have you rewired your fuel pump? The stock wires would be 11 years old. Just a thought. 
Are you just using the OE alternator?
06-15-2002, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' date='Jun 15 2002, 04:27 PM
funny you should say this, my battery died in my othe car last night, so on top of getting the RX-7 ready for the BBQ, I had to go to Sears and get a battery and put it in the Lexus, and they were out of gold! Oh well, I put a silver in it- I probably wont own it 100 months to use the warranty on the gold anyhow, lol.
06-15-2002, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by ILUVMY88CABRIO' date='Jun 15 2002, 04:39 PM
[quote name='Rob x-7' date='Jun 15 2002, 01:27 PM']funny you should say this, my battery died in my othe car last night, so on top of getting the RX-7 ready for the BBQ, I had to go to Sears and get a battery and put it in the Lexus, and they were out of gold! Oh well, I put a silver in it- I probably wont own it 100 months to use the warranty on the gold anyhow, lol.
I always buy batteries from Sears. The work well, and the warranty is great.
06-15-2002, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' date='Jun 15 2002, 04:54 PM
Besides I couldnt go the local Sears and get a Optima, lol. Thats the good thing about having a car as transportation- you dont get as crazy with it, I would have driven all over Long Island to all the Sears to get the battery I want for my seven.
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