I need to get one, but i was wondering, does having say a 130 amp h.o. reduce the power the engine has? Like when you put the a/c on, you can feel the engine being put understrain, how is it going to feel when i have a bigger alternator on? i've heard you loose torque but i don't know, does anyone?

The car is a 96 accord

 

You don't get anything for free. It is obviously going to take more power from your motor to produce more current.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nsxxtreme &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You don't get anything for free. It is obviously going to take more power from your motor to produce more current.</TD></TR></TABLE> I agree, although I think the extra current output outweighs the slight drop in performance. 94

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fcm &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> I agree, although I think the extra current output outweighs the slight drop in performance. 94</TD></TR></TABLE>
It's not neccissarily a slight drop it depends on the current draw. And if that out-wieghs the performance drop is a matter of preference.

 

im thinking that its not going to really take that much on the engine. Hopefully it won't kill my gas mileage.