honda alternator and voltage regulators

carfreak1024 · Postby **carfreak1024** » May 3rd, 2010, 5:06 pm

i wanna know if it is possible to get an alternator voltage regulator for this car.

its the 2005 model, with the K20A3 engine. Would like to charge my batteries at 15 volts or so.

carfreak1024 · Postby **carfreak1024** » May 3rd, 2010, 5:08 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VCM-313- ... ccessories

something like that

noyztoyz · Postby **noyztoyz** » May 3rd, 2010, 5:49 pm

why do you want to charge batteries at 15v?

carfreak1024 · Postby **carfreak1024** » May 3rd, 2010, 7:14 pm

because they are not 12 volt batteries i wanna get, they are 14 volt batteries, and just like 12 volt batteries charge at 14 volts.

these 14 volts batteries charge at 16 volts. Which is the maximum accpeted voltage for running a car and the electronics within it.

Was considering the same 14 volt xs power d1400 they have in the video, one of those and maybe, just maybe another in the back.

noyztoyz · Postby **noyztoyz** » May 3rd, 2010, 7:33 pm

carfreak1024 wrote:because they are not 12 volt batteries i wanna get, they are 14 volt batteries, and just like 12 volt batteries charge at 14 volts.

these 14 volts batteries charge at 16 volts. Which is the maximum accpeted voltage for running a car and the electronics within it.

Was considering the same 14 volt xs power d1400 they have in the video, one of those and maybe, just maybe another in the back.

i believe that maximum safe voltage u talking bout is about 15.3 volts and that 16v will harm a car's electrical

carfreak1024 · Postby **carfreak1024** » May 3rd, 2010, 7:46 pm

well according to mechman alternatoes, they say 16 volts and charged their test vehicle at 16.4 volts.

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carfreak1024 · Postby **carfreak1024** » May 3rd, 2010, 7:48 pm

and if you check in that video the big 3 is not even done, so power is still able to come out of that setup.

also that amp carries 160 amps fusing, which is what my amp is running. Or somewhere there abouts, so if you ask me that looks like a good deal.

theblitz · Postby **theblitz** » May 3rd, 2010, 7:53 pm

I don't think your civic gonna take 16V and survive... why you wanna do this for exactly? And getting a higher output alternator is out of the question?

noyztoyz · Postby **noyztoyz** » May 3rd, 2010, 7:57 pm

u most likely gonna have some hard times ahead of you pal, good luck with this.

theblitz · Postby **theblitz** » May 3rd, 2010, 8:04 pm

Or on the other hand you can go brave and keep us posted... :lol:

Heck I wanna know if it'll hold out.

Soundstream_626 · Postby **Soundstream_626** » May 3rd, 2010, 8:43 pm

what about some sort of step up up or step down module

never really seen to many in action but i know they are out there

carfreak1024 · Postby **carfreak1024** » May 3rd, 2010, 9:37 pm

but from the videos i showed you, what would make yall think that doing something like this is dangerous.

carfreak1024 · Postby **carfreak1024** » May 3rd, 2010, 9:38 pm

and i never said it was a civic buddy, its a 2005 Honda Accord Sedan.

theblitz · Postby **theblitz** » May 3rd, 2010, 9:52 pm

ooops my bad :lol:

I'm not a honda fan, all of them are civics to me :oops:

How can you be sure of the voltage tolerance of the onboard electronics of your vehicle though?

carfreak1024 · Postby **carfreak1024** » May 3rd, 2010, 9:55 pm

well i remember it stated something about it in the manual but i cant quite find it. i will though and when i do ill post it here.

noyztoyz · Postby **noyztoyz** » May 3rd, 2010, 11:27 pm

well i saw in the vid on that vehicles dash there was like a voltmemter or somn going all the way up to 19 i believe, i dont have time to watch over that vid,
this may suggest why that vehicle handled that voltage,
it probably has equipment in it to make sure the vehicles electrical sees normal voltage

carfreak1024 · Postby **carfreak1024** » May 4th, 2010, 4:32 pm

^^^^do not think that a volt meter going to 19 is justification for that assumption. Because many cars have RPM ranges that their car will never see, ever. Also temperature ranges that the car will never reach.

jeff · Postby **jeff** » May 4th, 2010, 4:58 pm

is this all for your stock1 build?

noyztoyz · Postby **noyztoyz** » May 4th, 2010, 5:11 pm

carfreak1024 wrote:^^^^do not think that a volt meter going to 19 is justification for that assumption. Because many cars have RPM ranges that their car will never see, ever. Also temperature ranges that the car will never reach.

so if the car could only do 6000rpm the meter must stop at 6000?
oh and drive with a empty radiator and see how nice that temperature gauge will full right up nah.
i dont think your 2 points denounce my assumption.
anyway forget that

lemme ask u a question,
how much watts did the guy in the vid crank when he played his bass. How much do u think it was?

carfreak1024 · Postby **carfreak1024** » May 4th, 2010, 6:54 pm

and the same goes for my arguement too if the car can only take 16 volts, must the gauge stop at 16?

well he said 1500 watts from an RD Audio mono, now i checked the amp and it draws 160 amps fuse, just about the same as my amp does.(my amp comes with a 150 amp fuse, and in the manual states 190 amps max)

And yes jeff this is for the stock 1 build, am i doing some illegal, because i thought since i am not changing the alternator or running more than 2 batteries i should be fine.

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noyztoyz · Postby **noyztoyz** » May 5th, 2010, 12:40 am

carfreak1024 wrote:and the same goes for my arguement too if the car can only take 16 volts, must the gauge stop at 16?

well he said 1500 watts from an RD Audio mono, now i checked the amp and it draws 160 amps fuse, just about the same as my amp does.(my amp comes with a 150 amp fuse, and in the manual states 190 amps max)

And yes jeff this is for the stock 1 build, am i doing some illegal, because i thought since i am not changing the alternator or running more than 2 batteries i should be fine.

your car has a voltage gauge meter that stops at 16?

fuzz_174 · Postby **fuzz_174** » May 5th, 2010, 9:05 am

carfreak1024 wrote:and the same goes for my arguement too if the car can only take 16 volts, must the gauge stop at 16?

well he said 1500 watts from an RD Audio mono, now i checked the amp and it draws 160 amps fuse, just about the same as my amp does.(my amp comes with a 150 amp fuse, and in the manual states 190 amps max)

And yes jeff this is for the stock 1 build, am i doing some illegal, because i thought since i am not changing the alternator or running more than 2 batteries i should be fine.

Maximum voltage allowed in "stock" classes is 15.5 volts.

carfreak1024 · Postby **carfreak1024** » May 5th, 2010, 4:10 pm

^^^^well that is another option, charging at 15.5.

Also how will regular batteries charge at this voltage. And no my car does not even have a voltage meter. But on idle averages about 13.8-14 volts.

carfreak1024 · Postby **carfreak1024** » May 5th, 2010, 4:17 pm

also fellas this topic is totally for my educational purposes and i not bashing anyone if i cya see your point right, i just wanna know why it wouldn't work if it can't and can you point me in the right direction to buy something like this or even post a link of where you saw someone using one of any kind.