Looking for more current on 1st gen v6.

by **corlon** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 12:54 am

does anyone know if the 130 amp altenator from a 2006 lexus RX330 with a 3.3 v6 3mzfe engine will bolt right up to our 1mzfe?

If not, does anyone know what years and engine highlander you can get the 130 amp altenator from?

by **kingkakyle** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 1:23 am

well i think pre-2004 highlanders had the 1mz
but i dont know if they will fit or not....just a thought

by **sydemoid** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:01 am

That alternator should bolt right up. The highlander 4x4 towing edition has the 130 amp, it has been used without problems.

Also there is a Sienna with either the 1mz, or the 3mz that has a 150 amp that has been bolted up to a 1mz before....

by **dkertis10** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:45 am

yeah, the 80 or whatever amp one on the v6 just isn't cuttin it for me

by **dkertis10** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:44 pm

http://www.lowmileageparts.com/2003-Toy ... 98665.aspx

so this would just bolt up to my 2000 v6 solara no problem?

by **dudutzu** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:08 pm

but is the alternator makes 130 Amp instead of 80 Amp wouldn't that be too much and/or blow some fuses?

by **JamesT** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:52 pm

I have the highlander towing package alternator in my Camry.

It's I think, 120Amps.

It won't blow anything, it still puts out the same voltages.

by **ASG14** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:19 pm

I have a 130A Highlander one on my 1MZ. I forgot what year it;s from though. I must have over 30k miles on it since I put it in.

by **dkertis10** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:07 pm

do you guys think i'll still have to do the big 3 with the new alternator? or will the 50 more amps stop the lights from dimming and all that

by **SleeperSolara** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:48 pm

dudutzu wrote:but is the alternator makes 130 Amp instead of 80 Amp wouldn't that be too much and/or blow some fuses?

That's not possible if it's power before the fuse.....

by **dkertis10** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 12:01 am

so it's pretty easy to replace? from what i've been finding it's just remove old wires, unbolt, put new one in and hook it up

by **kenny6683** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 12:17 am

what do you need a higher amp alternator for? is it your music pulling too much power? if so, why not buy a capacitor? or is it for performance reasons? sorry just curious and noob to this

by **corlon** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 2:23 am

did the swap today. bolted right in and even used the same belt even though the highlander pulley was smaller. seems to be working great. bought a used one off ebay for 65.00 shipped with a lifetime warr.

i did the swap because my stock alternator was not charging at idle and i've added an aftermakert audio system which requires more current.

a capacitor cannot supply more current. it can only store what you have and help in short bursts of time.

Looking for more current on 1st gen v6.

Looking for more current on 1st gen v6.

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