<VV> Autozone alternators

[Frank DuVal]

Quadruple? You might be overstating your case. Double I would believe.
Stock: 37 amp
Double: 74 amp
Quadruple: 148 amp

Not many 70s/80s Chevys had 150 amp alternators.

Frank DuVal


On 11/4/2015 5:53 PM, hank kaczmarek via VirtualVairs wrote:
> O'Reilly Auto Parts still has the Corvair Alternator. You may have to 
> get it online or from a USA store.
>
> Autozone and Advance have the worst rebuilt hard parts of any of the 
> chains.
>
> When working as a mgr for Advance, a customer asked me to "Clock" the 
> alternator for him.  When I took it apart, I saw that the diode had 
> been SANDBLASTED.
>
> "Uh, I don't think you want this one sir".
>
> Unless you HAVE to run stock, get a high amp alternator from a late 
> 70's/early 80's Chevy, and just use the Corvair base and fan.  Put the 
> one the alt comes with on the core---they'll never know the difference.
> Then rewire for internally regulated Alt---less than 15.00, and you'll 
> have quadruple the amperage of the stock unit.
>
> HANK