Well...I've posted a few times that my car seems "weak" at times and hesitates occasionally. I'm starting to think this may be due to my alternator. When I got a brand new battery about two weeks ago, the car started quick, the exhaust seemed louder and more "peppy", and the car just seemed to have more power behind it at WOT. As time has gone on, it's taken longer for the car to start up and it just doesn't seem to have as much power as it did when I first got the battery.
Does this seem like it could be my alternator is too small and the battery is slowly draining? Or would it really not affect performance once the car gets started? The car is usually on for short periods of time (trips across town) and doesn't see much higher rpm for better charge. I also have a pretty big system in there. I only have a 60amp alt. in there now. Thanks for the help, it's bugging the hell out of me how the car's performance seems to be declining when I'm not even changing anything.
(Would too weak of valve springs have effects I mentioned as well? Those need to be replaced. Other than these two things I can't think of anything else.)
Does this seem like it could be my alternator is too small and the battery is slowly draining? Or would it really not affect performance once the car gets started? The car is usually on for short periods of time (trips across town) and doesn't see much higher rpm for better charge. I also have a pretty big system in there. I only have a 60amp alt. in there now. Thanks for the help, it's bugging the hell out of me how the car's performance seems to be declining when I'm not even changing anything.
(Would too weak of valve springs have effects I mentioned as well? Those need to be replaced. Other than these two things I can't think of anything else.)