PA performance alternator?

[4CEFED]

So i was driving home tonight glanced down at my gauges and i be damned if my battery light was on :fm: . Guess my main question is should i go with a ford unit or another PA performance alternator? And also should i use the stock alternator pulley or get a bigger one? Im running a 2.93 with a stock lower. If i was to get a ford alternator where would be the best place to get one? thanks for any help :beer:

 

[Sonic03inSC]

So i was driving home tonight glanced down at my gauges and i be damned if my battery light was on :fm: . Guess my main question is should i go with a ford unit or another PA performance alternator? And also should i use the stock alternator pulley or get a bigger one? Im running a 2.93 with a stock lower. If i was to get a ford alternator where would be the best place to get one? thanks for any help :beer:

If I had to do it again i would use the ford unit. I have a PA and it lasted 7 month before it craped out. That is with the same setup I have had for 2 years, stock lower & 2.8 upper. I had PA rebuild it and put a 3.2 Alt pulley on, so we will see how long it last.

 

[ShelbyGuy]

ford. the mtbf on the pa units blows chunks.

 

[Sonic03inSC]

ford. the mtbf on the pa units blows chunks.

What is MTBF???
Must Toss Before it Fails??

 

[FireRed04Vert]

I am just amazed at the durability issues we're seeing on the PA unit. With all the problems I've been hearing with them, I would have to go back to a factory Ford unit until we can find a better one available.

 

[skunkt-u]

I was in the same boat as you were in. (My Alt. crapped out on a dyno.) :mj: I was going to get a PA Alt. but found out some of the people on here were having issues w/them so I went w/ a ford unit. I know a new Alt. from Ford is about $200. bux so I went w/ a Remanufactured one thru Ford and it cost me $140. Yeah I may of cut a corner but its worth a shot.

 

[Terminator]

What is MTBF???
Must Toss Before it Fails??

:lol:

 

[NHRACobra]

I've had no problems with my original equipped Ford alternator running a 4lb lower. From all the problems I've seen with PA alternators, if mine let go tomorrow, I'd go Ford, again.

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[ShelbyGuy]

Mean Time Between Failures

What is MTBF???
Must Toss Before it Fails??

 

[4CEFED]

Thanks guys, just ordered a ford alternator from steve.....guess i will just use the same pulley since im not running a lower :shrug:

 

[klonoa]

Yup, I am so ****ing pissed off with my pa-performance alternator, it died after about 2 months.

 

[WOMACK03]

My PA lasted as long as my stocker...about a year.

 

[NHRACobra]

IMO, I believe stock is the best. No problems so far.