I need to get a single wire alternator for my B16 EG. I am only running engine management, and tail lights, so I should be fine with a 50 amp. what brands do you recommend? who on HT sells them??

 

Whats wrong with the factory alt ?

 

nothing wrong with it, but I am rewiring the whole car, or more like dewiring, I am installing DFI, and removing the entire harness since the DFI comes with its own, so I want to put a single wire setup in and be done with it, is there a way I can modify the stock alt to operate single wire??

 

Yes you can remove all the wires and make it a one wire alt, no problem. When you are finished you will actually have two wires, one that is the main power that will charge the battery and the other is just re routed to the output wire on the alt. Tell me what year alt you have and I can tell you exactly what you need to do.

 

Yep, he is right, i just have the one wire on mine also, even tho i still use all my stock harness (except injectors) and taillights, ect..

 

the car is a 92 civic cx, but the motor is a 93 JDM b16A 2nd gen. I didnt do the swap, so I am not sure what alt. is in the car. it was obd1

 

I'm attempting to do this on my b16a first gen obd0 alternator right now...... which prong do i use for the wire?

 

The single wire should be Black/Yellow. It should be the top Right wire (theres 4) . Thumb Release side is the top

 

that one goes to the ground then goes back to the battery right?

at least that's what the conversion on my mechanics prelude looked like...

 

10mm post wire (white thick gauge)goes to 12v constant and the blk/yellow wire to to 12v ingition(key ignition).

 

Thanks Chris... I was in a rush before and forgot to mention the black/yellow was to the 12v ingition.

 

so basically blk/yel to the ignition and the white to the battery and I'm set. (i've abandoned all the other wiring in favor of a engine management system, so no eld or ecu to worry about.)

 

That is what we used

 

thanks guys