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Alternator Upgrade Wiring Help

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I'm installing a 130 amp alternator in my fox. It's from Pa-performance. I have the adapter plug also. It has 3 wires, yellow, green/red stripe, white/black stripe. My question is the yellow has a ring lug on it. It is supposed to attach at B+ on the alternator. But in the directions it says to attach to the original yellow wire in the cars harness. Do I attach another ring lug to the original yellow wire in the harness, then to the B+ also. Or direct to the the yellow wire and not to the B+????
 

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wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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In the tech/how to section is a thread on wiring a 3g alt.
Things you have to do and things you should not do.
 

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Here is the technical Thread Index:
https://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/threads/technical-thread-how-to-index.808661/

There are two version for a 3g install. Once contains a video.

I do not recommend hooking the Orange/Black wires back up to the alternator. Let the new 4 ga. wire handle the load and leave the small connector hanging.
 
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