"I bought this as a replacement for a 6.5 diesel H1 Hummer. It starts the engine much quicker than the stock starter. It did not require any shims. But I did have to add extra washers to the bolts, since the body of this unit is ~ .25inches thinner. It works excellent! Note: This is a high speed gear reduction starter. The whine you get as the engine starts is the starter motor coming up to speed. This is normal. At these prices, I just ordered a spare...just in case."

Peoples Republik of Kalifornia - Los Angeles

"We needed an alternator with high output at idle. Our commercial vehicles idle a lot and we need sufficient power at idle. We run power inverters and other high current draw devices. The alternator has been in use about a year with no problems. We plan to outfit another vehicle this year."

Todd from Ohio

"My name is Dave and I live on the north coast of British Columbia, Canada about 40 miles from the Alaska border. I work for the Canadian Coast Guard but only have a 4 kilometre drive (about 2.5 miles) from my home to the base. Unfortunately this is not enough distance for the "puny" stock 110amp Ford alternator to charge the 2 - 850CCA batteries in my '05 Ford F350 6.0l Diesel. On top of things I've done quite a bit of work to this truck (bullet-proofing & 650+hp) putting even more stress on the charging and electrical system.

It has been over 2 weeks since I installed it with upgraded cables and a 200amp fuse and I couldn't be happier! Not one dead battery, my lights, defrost (yep, using it already) and other electricals are running stronger and it feels like the engine is running better to boot! Best of all, instead of having to detour to the highway for 20 minutes after every shift to charge my batteries I can head straight home with the knowledge that my truck will start again in 12 hours.

I haven't even mentioned the great customer service. This is one after market item I would recommend to anyone"

Sincerely,

Dave

Watch Supervisor
Prince Rupert Coast Guard MCTS

"Adam,
Your alternator is handling the new
power draws with out breaking a
sweat!! This thing is AWESOME!!! My
voltage runs 14.6 to 14.8 and never
drops below 13.4 no matter how loud I
crank it up or what I have on!!!"
Don Brooks


pictured Don Brooks - www.bigtymeindustries.com


Good Morning Adam,
Received the alternator, installed Saturday. "THAT'S
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT". You nailed the
problem and fixed it. Never had this type of output at
idle!. Shazzam, I've got 14.5 volts at idle and still
holding 12.8 volts with everything thing running
including the glow plugs cycling and more than 600
watts of lights on (AT 650RPM). "Grinning At Idle, in
North Pole, Alaska"

Steve Proctor