Is this right?

[Deadboy]

A friend told me that the generators on the carb and injector engine are different....and cant be used on other engine?.....i am going from carb to injector and just found out that the generator connection does not fit with the older model engine.......could i just swap the connector and use it on a DOHC engine?....i had a sohc carbed engine? friend says that the woltage is diferent.......is he right and will i have to get me a new one?

[amy@af]

Originally Posted by Deadboy

A friend told me that the generators on the carb and injector engine are different....and cant be used on other engine?.....i am going from carb to injector and just found out that the generator connection does not fit with the older model engine.......could i just swap the connector and use it on a DOHC engine?....i had a sohc carbed engine? friend says that the woltage is diferent.......is he right and will i have to get me a new one?

okay, i'm trying to convert this to american

you are tying to use a sohc generator (alternator in the US) from your old sohc engine on the new dohc engine....correct?

in theory i suppose you could cut the plug and still use it, however i don't suggest that. short answer you'll burn it out. you really need to get the correct generator which would be one for a dohc

[Hybrid1990crx]

definetly not something I would to. could possibly over charge, or the ecu might not like it and burn something up.

in other words,

don't rig shit.

[Hybrid1990crx]

also the pulley might be different from the crank pulley, like more or less ridges, wider, smaller in diameter (which could cause an over charge) all shorts of stuff. Might not line up correct and eat belts all the time.

[skotman]

i was gonna guess that you meant alternator

the connections between various cars and alternators were slightly different, but being that every alternator in existance is ESSENTIALLY the same thing, it's proabably a different concerning location and type of connections for wires like you said.

that and amperage

otherwise, they all put out about 14 volts once you get the engine started. my car has a 60 amp alternator. if you switch to a more powerful one as some people do when they add appliances like televisions and premium sound systems, just make sure to read up on how much of a surplus amperage you can handle. i really don't know anything more on this topic.

other than that, the alternator's connection to the battery electrical system (battery cable and whatnot) would be the major obstacles, i think. if all you have to contend with are a +, a -, and a ground, you can mod any set of wires/cables for that to fit with easy to find supplies at hardware stores. if you've got some special harness with 4 or more wires connecting to the alternator, i'd make sure i knew what i was doing before i modded anything.

i'm really not basing any of this on any research, so... i'll leave the rest up to you.

[Deadboy]

OK ill get the right altenator for it ...its just that the SOHC altenator fit the DOHC engine just right .....the connector was the only prob.

[Hybrid1990crx]

Originally Posted by skotman

i was gonna guess that you meant alternator

the connections between various cars and alternators were slightly different, but being that every alternator in existance is ESSENTIALLY the same thing, it's proabably a different concerning location and type of connections for wires like you said.

that and amperage

otherwise, they all put out about 14 volts once you get the engine started. my car has a 60 amp alternator. if you switch to a more powerful one as some people do when they add appliances like televisions and premium sound systems, just make sure to read up on how much of a surplus amperage you can handle. i really don't know anything more on this topic.

other than that, the alternator's connection to the battery electrical system (battery cable and whatnot) would be the major obstacles, i think. if all you have to contend with are a +, a -, and a ground, you can mod any set of wires/cables for that to fit with easy to find supplies at hardware stores. if you've got some special harness with 4 or more wires connecting to the alternator, i'd make sure i knew what i was doing before i modded anything.

i'm really not basing any of this on any research, so... i'll leave the rest up to you.

wow dude go kill yourself now, you know nothing.

[FuLL BLown STD]

hey what kind of appliances do some of u got in ur car? i got a coffee maker and dishwasher.. my 160amp generator does just fine. just my Brian stfu u toolbag!

[Deadboy]

I have a 60 amp alternator at the time with my D14.....the funny thing is that the altenator is from a mitsubishi ...it has the mitsubishi sign on it.
aas seen on this pic http://www.zone.ee/Deadhitman8/varvjamuu/P1010032.JPG
The altenator that i need to get has to from a DOHC or just the one that has the same connector? and same amp?