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Tonyrodz

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Are those 160amp only found on Special Service Vehicles? Thought I read somewhere, an alternator out of a HD 2500 was plug and play but with a different belt size.
In my case I just lucked out. Went to the parts store and it was the same price as the 130 amp. Nice little upgrade, especially if you're running some extra electrical equipment.
 
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those HD's with 6L or diesel engines?
My '05 Denali with a 6.0L came from the factory with a 160amp. As far as I know I have the same LQ4 engine that was installed in the HD 2500s.
 

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those HD's with 6L or diesel engines?
I'm not quite sure what you are asking, but for the record the LQ4 is the 6.0L 8-cyl gas engine that came in the following vehicles (according to wikipedia):

LQ4 Applications (1999–2007):

Chevrolet Express / GMC Savana
Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Pickup, 3500 Pickup / GMC Sierra 2500 HD Pickup, 3500 Pickup, 1500HD Crew Cab Denali
Chevrolet Suburban / GMC Yukon XL Denali
Hummer H2 SUT
GMC Yukon Denali

I don't know if all LQ4s came with 160amp alternators, but if you're pulling one in a salvage yard you can look for the KW1 RPO code in the glovebox.
 
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I always thought HD's only came equipped with diesel engines only, thanks for the clarification mals. So I guess any HD of the same generataion/engine will work
 
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Hey mals, I believe yours is a 2pin Alternator plug? Mine is a 4pin plug.
 
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OK figured it out, since '05 & '06 is a 2pin connector, its just figuring out which/what wire is what via the IMG_0879.JPG service manual/schematic. Disconnected my 4pin plug which is really a 2 wire, either make an adapter so you can go either way or remove wires from 4pin connector and put in place a 2pin connector... Now you can have a 160amp alternator equipped with a 2pin connector.
 

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Did this actually work or did it through alternator into default mode at 13 volts?

QUOTE="CdnDenali, post: 1103971, member: 5757"]OK figured it out, since '05 & '06 is a 2pin connector, its just figuring out which/what wire is what via the View attachment 80510 service manual/schematic. Disconnected my 4pin plug which is really a 2 wire, either make an adapter so you can go either way or remove wires from 4pin connector and put in place a 2pin connector... Now you can have a 160amp alternator equipped with a 2pin connector.[/QUOTE]
 

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My recommendation is stay Plug N play. No adapter harness. There are a few different ways this can be done- Correct OEM or aftermarket. Several OEM applications work reclocking, but why bother with that since correct clock is available.
The trick is figureing out Exactly what you have- Not just itsa cs130 or such. Truck config matters too- where do the wires go? And why. Lastly what are your Amp needs?
 

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