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Hatchback Pony
Member # 3292
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is the 94-95 cobra alternator hook up the same as the PA performance one. i know they are both 130 amps but will the 94-95 ones hook up with minor modification on a 88 5.0. thanks guys
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CLEEN 50
Member # 5867
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yes I believe so. You will have to clearance/modify your alt bracket slightly to fit the bigger unit in there. Worth the upgrade IMO, I went with PA performance alt. Good Luck [ April 23, 2006, 03:24 AM: Message edited by: CLEEN 50 ]
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two-gun kid
Member # 5891
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quote: Originally posted by Hatchback Pony: is the 94-95 cobra alternator hook up the same as the PA performance one. i know they are both 130 amps but will the 94-95 ones hook up with minor modification on a 88 5.0. thanks guys
they should be the same as long as it is a 94-95 5.0 i have tons of pics of when i did mine, let me search for the thread.
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Hatchback Pony
Member # 3292
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alright great i know you have to grind at the bracket a little but its worth no more dead batteries
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two-gun kid
Member # 5891
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http://www.californiafords.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=6;t=012995#000010
ill post up some more pics im a bit.
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two-gun kid
Member # 5891
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i have to take my alt to to swap pullies so ill take a pic of the bracket tomorrow.
this is pretty much everything you need plus the 2in 3/8in bolt and nut and washers
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Hatchback Pony
Member # 3292
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so i have to swap pulleys from my stock 2g one and put in on the 3g right?.
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hockeyguy713
Member # 5354
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No, you don't have to switch pullies.
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93cobracoupestang
Member # 5765
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can i buy those wires somewhere? i have the 3g with stock wires...
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AJBlackGT
Member # 3936
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quote: Originally posted by 93cobracoupestang: can i buy those wires somewhere? i have the 3g with stock wires...
pa-performance.com
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two-gun kid
Member # 5891
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quote: Originally posted by 93cobracoupestang: can i buy those wires somewhere? i have the 3g with stock wires...
you still havent changed them? i told you to change them like months ago.
you dont have to swap pullies but the stock 3g pulley is HUGE , so its a underdive pulley basicly so i swaped it for a 2g pulley.
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Hatchback Pony
Member # 3292
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ok i will put the 2g one on since i aint running underdrive pulleys
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two-gun kid
Member # 5891
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quote: Originally posted by Hatchback Pony: ok i will put the 2g one on since i aint running underdrive pulleys
it should put out more voltage at idle with the stock 2g pulley.
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Hatchback Pony
Member # 3292
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ok yea thats what i was most concerned with. now time to get my alternator.
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91 5.0 5speed
Member # 1867
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Whats the best way to run the cable to the battery post so that it looks clean?
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hockeyguy713
Member # 5354
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Tuck it around the radiator. I don't know how to exactly explain it. Just scope it out, its not that hard.
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23boy5.0
Member # 5511
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how do you wire it with a trunk mount battery?
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two-gun kid
Member # 5891
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quote: Originally posted by 23boy5.0: how do you wire it with a trunk mount battery?
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two-gun kid
Member # 5891
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[ April 29, 2006, 07:14 PM: Message edited by: two-gun kid ]
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Bottle Fed
Member # 2686
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do you really need the wiring kit from the pa company or can you splice the stock wiring and hook it up..thanks..paul...
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two-gun kid
Member # 5891
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quote: Originally posted by Bottle Fed: do you really need the wiring kit from the pa company or can you splice the stock wiring and hook it up..thanks..paul...
if you want a electrical fire use the stock wiring the new alt put out the max power of the stock alt at idle so once your driving its putting out way more power than the stock alt and resistence creates heat.
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