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3G upgrade

Im  hopeing to upgrade my alternator soon and need to know what is needed to complete the job. Im thinking of the PA Performance alternator but do i need there power wire kit or no? Thanks for input guys.
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3G upgrade

Reply #1 –
You need a 95 Mustang alternator (duh) and you'll need the 1 wire terminal, you'll need a 8ga cable with the loop terminal on it. I eliminated my factory cable completely and ran new cable from the alternator to the battery. When you've got everything, fit the bottom of the alternator in, and swivel to the upper mount to see how much material you'll have to trim off the upper bracket (shouldn't be much).  I wouldn't waste money on a performance part, just buy new with a good warranty.
Clip the factory connector off down harness after the 2 Black/Orange cables come together, attach the 1 wire terminal to the white wire, and attach to the alt. Then either join a new loop terminated end to the Bk/O and run to the alternator, or unhook the Bk/O from the starter solenoid and run a new one. Connect the 3pin to the alternator the same way it came off the original and you're done.