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Question

i have a 85 honda i tried to find a ho alternator for it but the parts stores said their is not one for it only 86 and up. A name and a auto store gave guy number of a man who used to own a alternator shop and said he may help.he said their is some thing i could do with the ground wire from the alternator to let it run at full watt he said it could be done on the older models.and i know he is not talking about the big 3.is their something that you can do to older model cars alternator to get more watts other than the big 3.????

Answer 1

Try powermaster.com

they make a 170 amp alternator for 84 - 89 honda's

part numbers 41290, 41280 , etc. you will need to match up the part # with the model of vehicle you have( ,accord , civic ,etc.)

MSRP on most of these are around $625

Answer 2

I don't know of anything that you could do with the ground wire. But, You could install a smaller pulley. More RPM equals more amperage.

A better way to go would be to skip the "off the shelf" parts stores and go with custom builders. Try http://www.ohiogen.com or http://www.excessiveamperage.com