Originally Posted by
Beaner
There is no flickering at those speeds in my car.
By the sound of it you need to rethink how your car is setup and how are going about this problem. If your lights are "flickering" at those speeds or anything higher than an idle its not your alternator. Get a capacitor and/or additional battery.
An altinator charges your battery which it does because you are able to start your car after a drive without putting it on a charger. Your battery is not keeping up with the demand of the amp(s) thats why "flickering" happens. If the alternator wasnt doing what it is suppose to your lights would just get dimmer and dimmer as the beat goes on.
Make sence?
Like I said, evosport UD pulleys did not cause my lights to flicker with additional electronics.
People just thow in a great stereo system and expect any factory setup to be able to power it. Thats why you will always get bad reviews with any component being "underdriven" (slowed down). Car Audio stores around here sell proper batteries/capacitors but not once have they said I will need to buy one...
The only time I have ever needed a capacitor was in my old car running 4 10's via 1600 watt's RMS. I bought a 1 farad. Yes that would probably help in my new situation but I am only running 2 10's now at 400 watt's RMS. If I threw the 1 farad cap in, it would eventually reach a limit when I upgrade. So instead of spending alot of money for a good cap, I could just buy a bigger alternator to do the same thing, correct? If the alternator is the power supply for the car once running, wouldnt a bigger alternator supply enough power evenly to the battery (which is where my power wire is connected) to avoid spikes/flickering?