CS144s? 4, but 1 was the JY that took a crap, and the second wasn't really bad. So I've had 2 bad ones. If this one goes bad I'm just gonna buy a voltage regulator from quick start. There isn't much to these; Shaft\rotor, case, rectifier, capacitor, and voltage regulator\brushes. I have a spare rectifier, 2 capacitors, 2 brushes, and a spare stator.
This really is one of those overlooked upgrades by a lot of people. Everything works so much better. My heated seats get hot in seconds. Yesterday when I was digging my car out I got down to ice on the rear window, so I turned the rear defrost on. About 15-20 seconds later the ice was sweating and I slid it right off. That and the small things, e-fan don't dim the lights, blower motor is constant, all that jazz. the stock CS144 puts out 95+amps at 700RPM, with the stock 2.4 inch pulley. I mean come on!. Stock CS130D maxes out at 102amp, some max out at 125amp.
For those who don't know, the swap entails the plug for the CS144 (1 wire to splice), the alternator bracket from a 99 Camaro 3.8l, and the CS144. If you have a Gen V you'll have to grind a bit on the case, but that's it!
