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Is it more efficient to tax the stock alternator, or upgrade?
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Keep the stock. The cost of upgrading outweighs the very minimal (if any) efficiency of an upgraded alternator. You'll still pull the same amps. I'd keep the stock til it fails. Cooks choice. Try the upgrade if the alternator is free.
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