high output alts for 2011 CVT's?

[Garth]

I searched and did not find anything...does anyone know if I can get one? TIA Garth

[subiesailor]

Sorry High output Alternator for the 2.5? Is that what your asking about?

Car electrics especially now more than ever are pretty limited in their designed capacity I guess the proper question would be why do you think you need a high out put Alternator?

[Garth]

Hey Sailor...I always bet you are first to reply! i just got me a 1500 watt inverter and I was just toying with the idea. I think I am going to get a separate battery for it and run an isolator if that works but I am not 100% sure. Garth

[subiesailor]

Originally Posted by Garth

Hey Sailor...I always bet you are first to reply! i just got me a 1500 watt inverter and I was just toying with the idea. I think I am going to get a separate battery for it and run an isolator if that works but I am not 100% sure. Garth

I've dumped close to $2200 into my 28ft sailboat upgrading its electrical and we don't even have a 1500 inverter running off two large group 31 house batteries.

The little light weight system in the subaru would get destroyed by the 1500 in short order just not designed for that. Adding a single group 31 in a custom battery box with it charged off a proper battery charger prior to you needing it would give you the best kick for the $ without dramatically shortening the life of your car systems and alt.

We upgraded our marine Alternator given the original one and regulator was designed to support two tiny group 24 batteries. The 14hp diesel nearly stalls on a cold idle if the alternator is cranking at full capacity. Works on a boat fine but the subaru Heck no.

Go to Costco get a group 31 build a basic ply battery box which houses the 31 in a proper sealed plastic marine box - then strap the thing down so it doesn't hit you in the back of the head if you wreck the car - charge it up at home off the stock battery charger and you have your self a pretty decent and cheap power source.

Run the numbers on the inverter not all inverters are created equal some burn more power than others.

[Garth]

Thats what I think I am going to do...I got a Go Power that was 550.00 and just tried out and returned for 370.00 shipped so I could not pass it up! Its a pure sine wave and yes I wont use all that power but its nice to know I can I am just not sure if I want to hook up a trickle charger to it or not...still up in the air! Thanks for all that you do on here! Later! Garth