Im using this battery about 1 year 
ady014
Active Member
No issue at all. Battery is measured on it's ability to provide power so a 110 ah battery can provide a 110 for one hour before dropping below 12v. The alternator is measured on its max output generally a little more than the car consumes with all electrics switched on.
General rule is put the biggest battery that will fit in the hole it will last longer as it isn't being used as hard.
General rule is put the biggest battery that will fit in the hole it will last longer as it isn't being used as hard.
Should be no issue....
As above, the Alternator will output 100A to run the vehicle services...part of this is a handful of amps to charge the battery....
You would certainly never bung 100A into a battery...the poor thing would go bang regardless of size!!
Case in point is your standard overnight battery charger...that will charge a 110A battery in 16hours as it only outputs 7-8A max....and that is all your Alternator will supply to your battery too....(which is why a 15minute round the block run won't charge a flat battery!)
StuckAgainSteve
Well-Known Member
It's not the amps you need to be worried about. If you've put a modern lead calcium battery in, it'll never be fully charged anyway as your older alternator will probably output insufficient voltage to charge it fully. Modern "calcium" batteries like ~14.4 volts to charge properly - older alternators often output 13.8 Volts - being a 1996 car I wouldn't be surprised if it's the older type. Still, a 90% charged 110ah batter will have plenty of reserve.
Datatek
Well-Known Member
14.2 volts is really the minimum, 14.8 volts absolute max.
All P38's as far as I'm aware had 14.2 volt regulated alternators as original fitment regardless of the amperage.
