I am wondering if anyone knows a larger / more powerful alternator that will fit a 1996 Acura Integra GSR (OBD2).

We're concerned that the stock one won't be able to keep up with the rally lights. Please let me know.

-k

 

damn dude by a after market alt. if you can i had a bad experience with getting one so called hopped -up . the guy at the local alternator shop said he upgraded this n that and it worked perfect for a while then took a crap on me twice

 

The bigger the alternator, the quicker it'll go. That's been the experience many people including myself have had. Just stick with the OEM one, it'll do just fine. If your having electrical issues, invest in a deep cycle battery.

 

get a smaller pulley for it.

 

There are some rather good aftermarket alternators, but as mentioned they don't last as long. There was one company a lot of guys I know absolutely swear by, but the name has escaped me at the moment.

 

I already have an Optima Yellow Top.

But still, a deep cycle may not be good enough for us, we really need to make sure that we are producing enough power to run the car, headlights, 6 auxilllary lights, computer, intercom, map light, all at once and still keep the battery topped off.

I figure if we get a good quality uprated alternator, good battery we'll be in good shape, and then I can keep my OEM as a spare if the uprated one fails, and we're going to get a spare battery as well.

 

Ohio Generator and Powermaster are the only two companies I have had good experience with.

Ohio Gen is THE best, been around for a long time in the high output car audio market and they make a superb product. Back it up well too. Running a single 230A+ on my competition vehicle (~7kW rms) with no problems to date.

Powermaster I had in a different vehicle doesn't keep up as well (on a smaller system mind you) with large draw but it does have decent overall output for a nice price. I think it maxed out in the 160-170A range for about 3 bills maybe?

I'm sure there are others out there who do quality work, but these are two I have had excellent experiences with. Buy Powermaster if you just want something to get you by, and Ohio Gen if you want the best. Personally my Ohio Gen "160A" alternator benched out at 230+A and was doing the 160A at idle...but they do have lower levels I believe.


But as was stated above, stay away from straight HO rebuilds. You can only cram so much crap into the same case without having problems. Both of the companies I stated use different techniques/cases/etc. to make the extra power.

However, I have heard some good things about "Mean Green Alternators", I haven't had one personally but it's something to look into. Good luck!

 

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I'm sure there are others out there who do quality work, but these are two I have had excellent experiences with. Buy Powermaster if you just want something to get you by, and Ohio Gen if you want the best. Personally my Ohio Gen "160A" alternator benched out at 230+A and was doing the 160A at idle...but they do have lower levels I believe.
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Thanks for the info. Basically I was worried about buying an upgraded alternator just to have it crap out on us. A cheap alternator that doesn't work is no bargain.

I think I'm leaning towards Ohio Generator from some other stuff I've read. They seem to be the industry leader in reliability which is what I really want.