OKIE, just got done with the swap... B18C5 into the 99 DX Hatch.



I Had a bit of issues with the wiring harness, but brought the D16Y7 harness to Garage Kwai and all is good, ran great for a couple runs. A bit of the setup that may prove helpful.

Unorthodox Crank Pullies
AEM Underdrive Alternator Pulley
No A/C or PS
Hyper Ground Universal Kit
Stock Alternator from B18C5
P28 ECU, reprogrammed to ITR specs
Skunk2 OBD2-OBD1 Adapter Harness
Stock D16Y7 Engine Harness

EVERY light in the car is flickering, gauges, headlights, head unit is flashing on and off.... EVERYTHING. Also the tach & speedo are jumping around all over the place, from 20 to 60 to 20 to 120, etc. It worked there for a second everything seemed to be functioning properly then started wiggin out again. It won't pull hard like the first 2 test runs, and I changed nothing but putting the hood on. If you start the car and remove the positive terminal to the battery it kills the car. I think this is normal but the mechanics tell me the alternator should keep it running and the battery is just for starting purposes.

Anyways, PLEASE check out this 1.57MB movie clip and pay attention to the speedo, tach, and other gauges and then the headlights, I looked like a ****** cop driving home. Oh, I had the hazards on intentionally with my friend behind me to make sure I don't get pulled over on my way home after having to call it a night... The file is in .AVI format.

Right click, SAVE TARGET AS...
http://64.233.207.13/~citrek/epilepsy.avi

Thanks in advance guys...

 

Could be that you need a new alternator... I had that problem a while back and it was that.

 

damn.. i've never seen anything like that... I'd like to know too..
sorry i could not help..

 

Just crank up the techno music and charge admission.

 

LMFAO, nice... but that's not acceptable.

Also, when you get on it, it tries to pull but jerks/jolts every time the lights flicker. I think my car got shot by one of those guns from F&F2

 

are aliens above you when you are going down the road? Hauling radioactive material?

Jokin, but i say alt. Check grounds also(wouldnt hurt). That the oddest thing ive ever seen

 

Could it be from your AEM Alternator Pulley? I know that alot of people not only with Honda's but also with Bimmers tend to have some issues with lightweight pullies. Just throwing that idea out. Hope you get everything sorted out. Car looks great.

 

more info... no CEL's & ignition is fine.

 

Why dont you just pull the alternator out and take it to an autoparts store where they have testers to see if its broken or not?

 

hahaha...nice title for the vid.

Mike

 

for nice ride. ???looks like a wiring problem?? when you get it running okay and everything let me know I plan to swap a b18c5 into my 99 ek hatch too. Also what kind of hedders and exhaust system are you using?

 

got DC 4-2-1 ceramic header, soon to be 4-1 ceramic
carsound highflow cat
skunk2 jdm style exhaust

 

measure the volatage at the battery, if its fluctuating then you know its a charging/power supply problem, ifs its constant (should be around 14.4v) then start look elsewhere..

 

should i do this after jump starting the car, while its running? or when its off?

 

"Just crank up the techno music and charge admission."

http://home.comcast.net/~rgboote/remix.avi



- R

 

lol strongbad techno OMFG that is the funniest thing i've ever seen! yeah prob ur alt LMFAO

 

OT: What hood is that?

I would check your alternator first thing.

 

hehe nice

 

Check all your grounds first, the requires the least amount of work and is most likely the problem. I'm thinking tranny ground myself. If you still have issues check the alternator.

 

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Hood = VIS OEM Style CF

 

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- R </TD></TR></TABLE>
LMFAO

 

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http://home.comcast.net/~rgboote/remix.avi



- R </TD></TR></TABLE>

That **** is awesome, yo!

 

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OK, this is the ground relocator adapter thingy. Notice there are two 6 gauge ground wires coming off...

One of them goes to the transmission...

and from there, it goes to the frame right next to the trans.

The battery again...

The other ground wire off of the battery goes to the intake manifold...

and from there, it goes to the frame right in front of the upper driver side motor mount.

Lastly, the valve cover ground...

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umm i dont think that ground wire is not on correct
Suppose to look like this i think..

 

correct

but i really cant think of a reason why his lights would flash like that with just that wire not grounded correctly....

i forgot to put that ground on one time and it really didnt do anything to my car..