i just got a mazda3 and i was wondering where can i go to get a better alternator the only one i found online was the stock 90 amp one can anyone help?

 

What do you need a better alternator for?

 

i plan on putting a nice engery consuming sound system in my car and i dont want the lights to dim everything it hits so am changeing the battery and i want to get a better alternator

 

Here's a 180-200 amp one.

 

Or you go a better route and get a capacitor. 1 farad will do the trick and I prefer them over messing with Alternators and bigger batteries.

 

Well if you think about it a cap. is just a bandaid on the problem rather than a solution. It does the same thing as a battery and just stores some power. If the system is going to be pulling more power than the cap can hold then it's still going to end up dimming.

A better alternator and a better battery should actually fix the problem. That being said they're more expensive than capacitors.

 

Yes it does store power, but I doubt this kid will be pulling more than a 1 farad cap can produce.

I used to have a system in my car (old 89 accord) that did not have a newer battery and was the original alternator and had a 2 farad cap in my car. Prior to cap I had dimming. Post cap I had no dimming, no bogging down of power, no complications, and nothing burned out.

To this day if I ever put a system in my car again...which I won't. Will use a cap.

 

+1. Work on power and handling. A system is a waste of money and easily ripped off.
I put an Alpine/Infinity system in a Nissan I once had. It never got stolen, but for the $1000 I had "invested" in it, I could've done a lot more to improve the vehicle. Besides, I was never happy with the sound! Every time I put in a new tape or changed the station I was playing with it trying to get it to sound like I wanted it too. After a few close calls on the road, I swore I would never do it again... and haven't.

 

well am getting to memphis audio 15's trust me ama be useing more then 1 farad and like icspots said i dont deal with caps there a waste a money i better altenator and a yellow top battery and am good

 

Good choice with the Memphis (only brand I will use now if ever again), but I was running 2 12" Memphis Subs with 500w D block Memphis amp on top of their top of the line 4 channel all on a cap.

But if you want to go the expensive route, more power to ya.