I have a 70 amp on my aaz and haven't seen any issues as of yet, I do plan
on the H4 headlights and adding foglights to my bully bar bumper.

Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
On Sep 25, 2013 6:02 PM, "Scott Daniel" <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> what all does your 'setup' entail ?
> Do you have like 3 aux batts or something ?
>
> TDI alternators come in 90 and 120 amp flavors.
>
> Depending on what alternator and belt set up your are running..
> a tdi altnerantor may not be a direct bolt on.
>
> I've always found 90 amps to be plenty ..
> but I never have more than a very basic sinlge aux battery set up if that.
>
> I gathner 'TDIe' means electronically controlled TDI engine ?
> first I've seen it.
> they're usually called TDI's if they are not an m-TDI.  As in
> mechanically injected / non-electronic TDI engine.
>
> whether a tdi engine has a fully mechaical Injection pump or
> e-controlled one has no relationship to which alternator it runs, I
> believe.
>
>
> On 9/25/2013 2:52 PM, Scott Greiner wrote:
>
>> Looking for suggestion for replacing my 90 amp stock Alternator in my
>> 1982 Diesel Westy with a 1.9TDIe motor. Is the 120 amp alternator a better
>> option for running my setup?
>>
>>
>>
>> Scott Greiner
>> Mesa AZ
>>
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