Custom 1G Alternator wire

[DSMTriad]

Just showing my alternator wire swap. From the restrictive two 8 gauge wires to a single 4 gauge wire.

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Stock harness

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The underside of the relay box showing the alternator wires(the 2 white wires).

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The alternator wire harness side.

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I blew the alternator fuse a while back.

 

[DSMTriad]

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You can see the difference in size.

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Took out the long alternator wire prepping for replacement.

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The shorter alt wire.

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Positioned the wire in the wire harness.

 

[DSMTriad]

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I used hi-temp electrical tape for the harness along with the original wire loom.

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The underside of the relay box again.

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The alternator side. I cleaned it up.

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The alternator fuse side. I may have to bend the wires for it to fit right.

I used a multimeter on the wires and the 4 gauge had a lesser amount of resistance. Everything is in place and ready to be installed another day.

 

[DSMTriad]

I think it would have better to use a 2 gauge wire.

 

[2gAWDTalon]

A long time ago my car got 2ga from the batt. box in the back up. More recently I rewired for the alternator move to the back of the motor and used a 4ga wire there.

 

[DSMTriad]

I got bored and made this little ground wire. Once again its bigger than the stock wire.

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[DSMTriad]

So I finished using up the rest of the extra wire that I had. Turns out that I made a Grounding Kit. Here's the ground wires from the transmission, the starter bolt, and the intake manifold(starter wire harness).

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I'm going to put these wires in my NT Talon later today.

 

[talondave]

At least it looks better!

 

[DSMTriad]

At least it looks better!

Yeah it does hopefully it would do some kind of good.

 

[DSMTriad]

Ok, so I kind of hit a snag, apparently turbo wire harnesses are different from the NT wire harnesses. So I have to take out the NT harness and put in the 4 gauge wire. But I did get most of it done.

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It idles nicely, I'm about to drive it.

 

[e85_4g63]

How was the drive? Any noises (electrical interference)?

 

[DSMTriad]

How was the drive? Any noises (electrical interference)?

The drive was pretty nice, even though I couldn't get on any straight aways. Definitely noticed a smoother rev. I'm getting a new alternator come soon, so things may be better.

 

[frankenstein406]

i did my tranny to body 8 gauge and was curious about the alt looks like im gonna have to do it all 8 gauge now . will this help the alt with the bigger woire or is it mainly because the wires corroded and deterorating?

 

[DSMTriad]

i did my tranny to body 8 gauge and was curious about the alt looks like im gonna have to do it all 8 gauge now . will this help the alt with the bigger woire or is it mainly because the wires corroded and deterorating?

I wouldn't use 8 gauge wire for the alternator. To answer your question, it a little bit of both. The wires from factory are small and highly restrictive and they are 15-19 years old. I use tsunami oxygen-free copper wires which is way less restrictive.

 

[knochgoon24]

I wouldn't use 8 gauge wire for the alternator. To answer your question, it a little bit of both. The wires from factory are small and highly restrictive and they are 15-19 years old. I use tsunami oxygen-free copper wires which is way less restrictive.

That's the same kind of wire I used to make myself a grounding kit. I picked it up dirt cheap from Circuit City's liquidation sales.

 

[frankenstein406]

what gauge wire would you recommend?

 

[DSMTriad]

what gauge wire would you recommend?

Either 4 or 2 gauge wire.