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Old May 30, 2007 | 06:58 PM
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yeah just did a 29 cents mod on my buick (and that canadien ) for a 1 amp diode that boost the voltage half a volts .befofe i had 13.8 to 14 volts now i have 14.4 to 14.6 on my aeroforce gauge .so i should get better output on my coils and fuel pump and brighter lights i think its good for 10 minuites work and 29 cents thank to zz performance
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Old May 30, 2007 | 10:04 PM
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well that is 29 cents well spent.
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Old May 30, 2007 | 10:14 PM
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No clue what he was talking about until I found this:

http://www.zzperformance.com/grand_p...les1.php?id=48
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Old May 31, 2007 | 07:38 AM
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Something to keep in mind is the bonne alternator is a slightly different setup than the GP alternator.

I've been sluggisly looking into if this will work for the bonne as well.
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Old May 31, 2007 | 09:37 AM
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can this be done on my 90 Buick? the plug in that picture I seen, seems noticeably similar.
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Old May 31, 2007 | 09:40 AM
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if you have the orange wire lead it should be the same.Boosty i will know soon im doing tjblackbonne both cars
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Old May 31, 2007 | 10:46 AM
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Cool...I looked at the FSM'* for the GP'* and Bonne'*..there is a difference. However I didn't follow through further and still want to bump up my poorly low voltage.
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Old May 31, 2007 | 11:18 AM
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Well I have the orange wire, so I could head down to the electronic supply store and ask for a "1 amp diode" correct?
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Old May 31, 2007 | 11:19 AM
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You can do anything..

The question is.. is your alternator setup the same and designed the same as this one that is in the GP'*?

If so..this should work for you. If not.. you stand a chance of harming the system, which is why I haven't done it w/o being able to do further research.
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Old May 31, 2007 | 11:35 AM
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ZZP shows this V-booster
https://www.zzperformance.com/grand_...ts1.php?id=517
and they state

New version has better soldering. Fixes the erratic voltage issues on certain cars. Now compatible with Regal and other 3 wire applications!

So they are stating it will work with other 3 wire applications...
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