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1987 Olds. Cutlass

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going 4 FLI Audio FA12-F1 due to fli(better know as vibe audio)claims i could get sponsored. which me being me think its sweet..each sub getting around 300-500rms a piece due to stock alt.. i dont know much about powermaster alts on ebay/summit racing. any insights? http://www.summitracing.com/parts/pwm-7294/overview/make/oldsmobile/model/cutlass-supreme/year/1987

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I've had a 200 amp Powermaster on 2 of my GNs for 10+ years. Great units, never had a problem. Mine have the black thermal coating on them. I would get a unit larger than 100 amps, which is not much more than the factory 78 amp. I would lean towards a a Delco 12Si alternator which is available in 100 or 140 amp versions. It is a good upgrade from the Delco 10Si, which is what is on your car.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/pwm-47294/overview/make/oldsmobile/model/cutlass-supreme/year/1987

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I've had a 200 amp Powermaster on 2 of my GNs for 10+ years. Great units, never had a problem. Mine have the black thermal coating on them. I would get a unit larger than 100 amps, which is not much more than the factory 78 amp. I would lean towards a a Delco 12Si alternator which is available in 100 or 140 amp versions. It is a good upgrade from the Delco 10Si, which is what is on your car.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/pwm-47294/overview/make/oldsmobile/model/cutlass-supreme/year/1987

O good looking. I'll just buy that one then. Thanks man. I want to see them gn one day

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O good looking. I'll just buy that one then. Thanks man. I want to see them gn one day

The GNs are low on the priority list. Kids, wife and work take the majority of my time.

I've slowly worked my way down to just 2 Turbo Buicks. Sold my 87 GN race car right after Christmas. The 86 is slowly being stripped of parts since it was totaled many years ago, which will allow me to get down to 1 hot rod. The 87 is on jackstands with me debating on doing a frame off resto-mod. Both are stored is a safe, dry environment so I don't have to worry about them. Now if I could make myself let go of some parts.......LOL

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so you basically got 1 parts car and one jackstand queen.. need to get them on the road bro. lol. one of my neighbor friends have a turbo buick..driving around on michey thompson(spell check) tires ;) and a man across the lake from me has a gn i would buy 1 of those 200amp alts off you lol

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so you basically got 1 parts car and one jackstand queen.. need to get them on the road bro. lol. one of my neighbor friends have a turbo buick..driving around on michey thompson(spell check) tires ;) and a man across the lake from me has a gn i would buy 1 of those 200amp alts off you lol

I have the mentality of "buy 2, you will need a backup!" Like I said, I have to convince myself to part with "parts", and some parts I just refuse to let go of.

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so you basically got 1 parts car and one jackstand queen.. need to get them on the road bro. lol. one of my neighbor friends have a turbo buick..driving around on michey thompson(spell check) tires ;) and a man across the lake from me has a gn i would buy 1 of those 200amp alts off you lol

I have the mentality of "buy 2, you will need a backup!" Like I said, I have to convince myself to part with "parts", and some parts I just refuse to let go of.

Aw I feel ya on that one.

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