One wire alternators

[Bassman999 10+ year member]

I want a new alt, and this one seems good to me:

http://www.powerbastards.com/proddetail.asp?prod=Fitzall-220

I just dont know what will happen with it being a one wire type. Will my dash lights light up with battery and all that. What does the wire harness do on the oem alt anyway? Oh btw I have a 93 prelude

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[kunzy420 10+ year member]

I wanted to get one of those for my 98 dodge dakota, couldnt find much info on it. Hopefully some1 will chime in

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

a prelude? pretty sure you have a very tight fit fir an alt.

 

[Bassman999 10+ year member]

I wanted to get one of those for my 98 dodge dakota, couldnt find much info on it. Hopefully some1 will chime in

lots of people told me that the cheapy ones that they have for my car (because of the small case) wont be reliable at all and are just modified oem ones. this one fits all imports and is not oem for any of them. Ive only bought a h/o alt once b4 and it was an ohio gen one for my 5.0 . No way I can afford that now !

 

[Bassman999 10+ year member]

a prelude? pretty sure you have a very tight fit fir an alt.

It is a tight fit, Im dropping down to 11.7 now playing music though. I HAVE to get something in thewre b4 i ruin my amps. I have 3 batts that I charge up daily that doesnt help much tho.

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

It is a tight fit, Im dropping down to 11.7 now playing music though. I HAVE to get something in thewre b4 i ruin my amps. I have 3 batts that I charge up daily that doesnt help much tho.

get an alt that is made for your car not a "Universal Import" alt. you may end up getting an alt that probably won't even fir your car.

 

[Bassman999 10+ year member]

get an alt that is made for your car not a "Universal Import" alt. you may end up getting an alt that probably won't even fir your car.

http://storesense1.mysuperpageshosting.com/HS13162/Detail.bok?no=799

Are they any good? it can be had cheap.

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

have one made by a company that has better reputation. i wouldn't trust an HO alt that only cost 200 bucks.

 

[Bassman999 10+ year member]

have one made by a company that has better reputation. i wouldn't trust an HO alt that only cost 200 bucks.

Man I cant even afford that one let alone one that costs $400 or more. I wish someone had a used one for sale or trade.

 

[tinmanchris217 10+ year member]

That's the average price for a decent HO alt. It's a big chunk of change, but worth investing properly in.

1-wire setups turn on based on your rpms, and charge like any normal alt after that (if the battery accepts power, it flows). These are good for basic car operation, especially for custom builds and hotrods, so you don't have any custom work to do... but not good for car audio. Many of them don't start operating until you get to higher rpms, and won't create much if any power at idle...

If you're stuck on a 1-wire, get a smaller pulley, so you can tap into more power, at lower engine speeds.

 

[Bassman999 10+ year member]

That's the average price for a decent HO alt. It's a big chunk of change, but worth investing properly in.
1-wire setups turn on based on your rpms, and charge like any normal alt after that (if the battery accepts power, it flows). These are good for basic car operation, especially for custom builds and hotrods, so you don't have any custom work to do... but not good for car audio. Many of them don't start operating until you get to higher rpms, and won't create much if any power at idle...

If you're stuck on a 1-wire, get a smaller pulley, so you can tap into more power, at lower engine speeds.

Thanx for the informative explanation.

 

[Bassman999 10+ year member]

anyone have any ideas on a good alternator that I might be able to afford, or know someone selling one?