What to do "alternator"

[pixlix]

I belive the alternator on my cobra went out after the car accident i had on my 04, i have yet to drive the car but im assuming it went bad because the battery light is on so i have 3 choices

1)Rebuild the stock alternator for 70 dollars with no warranty
2)Buy one from o reillys for 180 with lifetime warranty
3)Buy a new 160amp one from ebay for 145 with 1yr warranty

i dont use the car much but when i do i drive it pretty hard had an eaton and now it has a 2.8 H so im assuming its gona spin it a bit more , What should i do? or is their another option ? also considering a 3.2 pulley to aid in extending the life on it, Thanks for the input

 

[zackkbcobra]

if it were me i would just rebuild it but if you dont want to the go for the o rileys one it has lifetime warranty so if it goes bad you can always get a new one

 

[Jomo1994z71]

I could not disagree more with the above post.
Op, do your research and you will see the majority go with ford reman or start-n charge Alts. Good luck

 

[timspony]

Tousley Ford sells them for around $150...

 

[CobraBob]

Do NOT buy a rebuilt from O'Reilly's, despite the lifetime warranty. Forget about eBay. Lifetime warranties are no good if you have to keep taking your car back for a replacement. Not worth the hassle. They're junk! Either buy a remanufactured alternator from Tousley or the Start 'N Charge. Personally I'd go with the Start 'N Charge since it's heavier duty. JMO.

 

[Tractionless1]

Start N Charge

 

[pixlix]

How much is the start n charge? I saw a website with that name but it has no price info unless it's. Not the same one , I did slot of research but people would post totally different opinions that I still can't seem to make a decision thanks

 

[START 'N CHARGE]

How much is the start n charge? I saw a website with that name but it has no price info unless it's. Not the same one , I did slot of research but people would post totally different opinions that I still can't seem to make a decision thanks

Not my site,i dont have one.I would rather talk to people and build one for the application rather than have you just blindly buy one from a brief description or pretty picture.
509-447-0289 Pacific time.

 

[mach1033]

Not my site,i dont have one.I would rather talk to people and build one for the application rather than have you just blindly buy one from a brief description or pretty picture.
509-447-0289 Pacific time.

I'm going to call you tomorrow and I also sent you a PM.

 

[Stalker27]

Tousley all the way!! Just ordered mine a couple days ago and got here fast. I also ordered the 3.2 pulley from Lethal. Also going to be getting a battery as well

 

[auyon]

buy a used on off a v6 for $20-$30 and all you have to do is reclock the back.

 

[Black306]

buy a used on off a v6 for $20-$30 and all you have to do is reclock the back.

IIRC, it has to be from an '01-'04 V6. And obviously you have to swap pulleys.

 

[START 'N CHARGE]

buy a used on off a v6 for $20-$30 and all you have to do is reclock the back.

Nope,it's the same clock position.BTW you cant reclock these unless you get the stator out of the front housing...and it's pressed in.:rollseyes

 

[pkarol1]

i have one from PAperformance

 

[Slow04Cobra]

i have one from PAperformance

That's what I did after the oe piece hit the skids. It was a quality piece if you're interested in going that route.

 

[03yellow]

All the alts at discount parts stores ( orilleys, autozone, napa are 90 to 110 amp. Our alts are 130amp. Orilleys and Napa list a 130 amp alt for our car but it either won't fit or says 110 or 90 amp on the box.
Make sure when they rebuild your alt that it's 130 amp; it should last 25,000 miles or so. My best alt so far has been a ford 40,000 and still going.
Start n charge seems to be doing well but are still fairly new; if I don't see failures this summer it will be my next alt.

 

[03yellow]

Dp

buy a used on off a v6 for $20-$30 and all you have to do is reclock the back.

 

[03yellow]

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buy a used on off a v6 for $20-$30 and all you have to do is reclock the back.