dave-r wrote:They come in 105, 130 and 160 amp versions for about $180.
That is, if you have a 50% discount. Last time I checked (which is to say, 5 minutes ago), they were all around 370 bucks (
http://www.jegs.com/p/MSD/756443/10002/-1). Add 80 for the bracket kit and 40 for a pulley.
Look here :
http://www.msdignition.com/pdf/frm25485 ... rnator.pdf
"Chrysler / Dodge kit with threaded mount : will NOT fit applications that mount to the cylinder head."
With the way the alternators are installed on a Mopar (stock location), the MSD unit is a little too deep (around 2") to fit in front of the cylinder head.
I looked at those when I was shopping for a replacement (with the electric water pump, the alternator had to be mounted somewhere else, or the belt would have rubbed on the pump). I picked the low-mount bracket from MagnumHP (
http://www.magnumhp.com/mounttech.php ). Then I looked at alternator options, including the MSD APS.
For the current level I was looking for (electric fuel and water pumps, dual fans, H4 headlight conversions and extra roads lights [still not fitted by the way)], I figured I needed around 100-amp. The 105-amp 1-wire MSD APS costs 380 USD!!!
I picked a 100-amp powermaster one-wire alt from MagnumHP for 200 bucks. Works like a charm, except when #2 sparkplug wire comes off with the vibrations, and discharges on the alternator housing (that seems to trigger a self-protection alternator shutdown).