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i grabbed a 90 or 100A bosch from a VW at the jy. it was about as straight forward as it gets, slight modification of the bracket on the car, slight modification of the tensioner bracket, and done.
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GM Alternator Swap
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Volvo244GLE
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- Jul 31, 2006
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- Sydney, Australia
hmm i just got a standard 90A bosch alternator from a volkswagen i think (but it doesnt matter), disassembled it, dissembled my old one and swapped the front cover between the two. 90A alternator + front from volvo unit = win.
bdimag
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- Northern VA
iraggi 200amp cs-130 vs bosch 100amp
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doeboy
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- Jul 18, 2007
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- carrboro, nc
I ended up getting a mechman alternator and it works great. hiiigh power and wayyy better than that tiny little cs130
bdimag
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mine is 200 amp and was ~$200; to get the same high-amp volvo alternator was ~$400.
doeboy
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- carrboro, nc
This pro-power I got puts out 220 amp at maximum. Mechman includes a dyno sheet for the alternator. It has a nice big casing which allows a lot more cooling to go on. Its probably just as big as the bosch. Probably selling it soon enough.
Rustee
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- Sep 12, 2009
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- Ontario, Canada
Just did this swap today. Went to the wreckers with a rough idea of what it could be found in. They had one on the shelf from a '00 Safari that is basically brand new. So I grabbed it and turns out its a different mount style CS130D.
Top and bottom brackets are the same length, thats the only difference I can see.
I made it work without even modifying it. Only had to modify the tensioner bracket, drill everything out to 3/8 and use new bolts, since that was the size of the holes in the alt brackets. Oh, and make spacers for the bottom bracket.
Top and bottom brackets are the same length, thats the only difference I can see.
I made it work without even modifying it. Only had to modify the tensioner bracket, drill everything out to 3/8 and use new bolts, since that was the size of the holes in the alt brackets. Oh, and make spacers for the bottom bracket.
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armandjones82
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On choosing a good GM Alternator Swap, I must say that the Motorcraft Brand ain't that bad to use. I've used that previously and a friend also tried that and it works good in our vehicle. I hope that all things will work out well as the days go by with your chosen Alternator Swap.
debolsonthatguy
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- Dec 15, 2023
what kind of mods to make this fit?