so i fried my alternator again, this time im going to do it rite, High output alternator, yellow top, and another cap. What are my options for a new HO alternator for the cobalt?

 

stop frying ur alt...

 

Theres a place near my job, off of sterling and I-95 actually, that can rewind the alternator to be higher amp. Or you can check if one from a different chevy vehicle fits, like a truck one.

 

You Florida people **** me up.


I see I-95 and go HOLY ****!

That is like 2 seconds away from my house

 

Yeah, me too. I get that sometimes too, I'll see something about I-95 somewhere, and its in another part of the country.

 

the only one i found rite now is this

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sh...vy/cobalt.html

 

im still looking, so if anyone knows of a better alternator that will fit please help.

 

And how did you fry it? Put it in a turkey frier? (joke)

But seriously, how did you ruin it?

 

I never screwed up my alt..

 

well, unfortunatly i kno why its fried, i started using this one before i had any caps and i must have burnt it bak then and its just been getting gradually worse. You guys think i should just run another stock alternator? i guess i should be ok now that im not strapped for cash and can do things the rite way, but i need to fix this ASAP before my car just decides to die at idle. It goes below 10V rite now and my lights flicker like crazy below 1500RPM.

 

Can you guys use the 2.0 Alt?

 

Probably not, it spins in the opposite direction

 

nope

err jk yeah

 

i bought the alternator, how hard is this going to be to install myself?

 

Just the accessory belt and a few bolts, shouldnt be too difficult

 

Original...let us know if it works better than the whimpy stock one. I started a thread about ho alternators, and nobody knew a place that sells them. My regulator is really acting crazy. My amp is driving my 2 12" kicker cvr's at a 2 ohm load...drawing a lot of current.

 

Trust me dude, your alternator should be easily able to handle that much wattage.

I was running Four Soundstream 12's without much issue at all

 

alright, here is the update, i purchased/installed a new stock alternator and so far have had no problems. I upgraded to an optima yellow top with a 2 farad cap. You would be surprised how much good wiring and good grounds affect things. Now im running 3 amps (2 800W mono amps and a 40x4 amp) with little to no headlight dimming. I guess i learned the hard way not to cheap out with your system.