[maytagman]

anyone know if accord camshafts are the same? anyone got the specs to compare?

 

[bkrupp]

more important is the battery.
what is the reserve time on it?
im sure you know you need a battery isolator for a second battery, but incase you didnt you need one
its easy to change the pully/rebuild if you have an impact wrench.
an auto-electric shop can do it very easily.
for the price of a rebuild they can upgrade the amperage.
look to spend $80 usd or so
make sure you get a warrenty... if you have a serious stereo it will blow stock alternators left right and centre and you want them do rebuild it for free if it dies
if you are just changing the pully get new bearings at the same time, which the auto electric shop WILL have in stock... also do the brushes and voltage regulator while you are at it.

Alright thanks for the reply, I have an optima yellow top battery right now with a reserve time of 120 mins. I read this page http://www.bcae1.com/battiso.htm and they have 3 different set ups for multiple battery set ups. I knew I had to have one but on that site it doesnt look like it is a must. I was just looking for an alternator to go right under the hood with little to no modification, but I would like an alternator that can produce more amps than stock, which I think is 70. Can an auto-electric shop rebuild and upgrade an alternator to produce more than 135 amps? I dont know where there is one around me now or my home, but Im sure there is somewhere. So far I havent blown any alternators but my battery always seems to be draining and my lights dimming, even when I have my sub amplifier turned off and only the speaker amp on. So should I go into a shop first and not think to hard about doing it myself? Even though I would really like to get to know my car better. And will a 90-93 honda accord aftermarket alternator fit like the post earlier says it will?

 

[maytagman]

135 amps is very unrealistic

90 amps is pushing it and should be sufficient.

auto-electric expert told me MINIMUM reserve time on a battery for a serious system should be 150 mins.

you really should have a battery isolator for a second battery so your car will still start if you drain it too much

if you can find an expert, show him everything you have or want to put in and they should be able to figure out exactly what you need.

 

[bkrupp]

135 amps is very unrealistic

90 amps is pushing it and should be sufficient.

auto-electric expert told me MINIMUM reserve time on a battery for a serious system should be 150 mins.

you really should have a battery isolator for a second battery so your car will still start if you drain it too much

if you can find an expert, show him everything you have or want to put in and they should be able to figure out exactly what you need.

Ok so 90 amps should be good enough. But do we know if the 90-93 accord alternator can fit on a 89 legend. Im going to call the company that sells the alternators in a few hours just to make sure they are open. But bigger is better right? So if i can get a 135 amp alternator I should go for it?
I got the biggest and best Optima Yellow Top battery I could find the day I went out looking for them (only 120 reserve min.). It helped a little but that was mostly because my other battery was completely draining itself it seemed like every time I went out. But I am going back home this weekend and there is a place I might work this summer and they do all the car audio and electronics stuff so ill ask them about isolators and adding a second battery. Do you think thicked gauge wire would also be good because I was thinking about going all out with 1/0 instead of my 4 gauge I have now. And I will also try to locate an expert in the alternator field in a few days.

 

[maytagman]

bigger wire is always better as far as stereos are concerned.
get the biggest alternator you can find.
im 95% sure the accord uses the same alternator...
its one of the 3 main types out there.
just tell the shop "Typical denso alternator"

but i say stereo = weight = slow you down

 

[bkrupp]

bigger wire is always better as far as stereos are concerned.
get the biggest alternator you can find.
im 95% sure the accord uses the same alternator...
its one of the 3 main types out there.
just tell the shop "Typical denso alternator"

but i say stereo = weight = slow you down

ok thanks for all your help.
And yes stereo = weight = slowing me down
but I already have a nicer car than most even without the stereo sounds and with the stereo weight. Legends are awesome for being already great cars, and with the stereo it only slows me down a little or I want to think that cuz if i take it out and it makes me go faster I would get alot more tickets and my life would be bad. But the car is fast none the less, its gets up to 100 mph pretty fast and i think 140 mph in a legend or any car is fast enough for any normal person, especially someone with a ticket for going 100+ already.

 

[maytagman]

dont worry... my trunk is full of a fw hundred lbs of tools
i need a house!!!

 

[bkrupp]

hey so supposedly there is a good company called alterstart that makes a 160 AMP alternator. Here is the company website.
http://verizonsupersite.com/4alterstartcom/door/
So far I have contacted the company and they said it would fit my legend but they havent really told me which one yet. I am thinking about doing it myself but if I can't then I will get my local honda/acura shop to do it. I just dont wanna spend too much money putting it in. Anyone have any tips for me when I get it and try to put it in? Any other modifications I will need to do in order to put it in? any help would be appreciated.
And about the battery isolator, does this seem to be a good thing?
http://www.shopatron.com/product/product_id=PPF40102/302.0.2469.131.0.0.0
I read about it and a couple places said it was good to use. Its 250 Amps which should be more than enough. Maybe if I install this I could go without getting the better alternator for a couple weeks? Or would this pose even more problems?
Any suggestions before I start my list of parts to buy and start ordering things?

 

[G1 Coupe in Louisiana]

I ran across this website when I was trying to find a replacement for the sunroof relay on my 90 Legend LS Coupe.

It is an AC/Delco cross-reference website. For electrical items, it seems to work great!

http://198.208.187.182/internet/VehicleCrossReference.jsp

 

[2wheeldeal]

Does anyone know what other cars have the same Power Steering Pressure Hose?
I've found one for 83 bucks new, looking for cheaper possibly.

 

[_deleted]

Any info on different radiators that will fit?

 

[Shai_Hulud]

The accord 90-93 alternator will not fit. i tried some of the advice here, and the backside of the alternator is completely different. it is also a bit wider so work on the intake manifold cover and maybe even the intake itself must be modified. i didn`t bother trying so guess i`ll just order something from the us...

this is what the 90-93 accord alternator looks like from "behind":

this is what the legend one looks like from about the same orientation:

notice that the green contact thingy is in a completely different place...

that is one problem, and here is the another one:

since the accord alternator is wider, you`ll experience clearance issues in the highlighted area in case you decide to do the swap..

sorry for the long post in this thread, but i got so fricking annoyed when the alternator didn`t fit..

 

[digger89L]

May not be helpful, but .....would it be possible to rotate the back section of the alternator a quarter or half-turn? If this could be done, it looks like it would possibly fit ....

 

[katyism]

What about the headlights, radiator, and hood? I had a little collision with a pickup truck and can't find any Legends at ANY local junkyards with these parts intact... can I get them from an Accord?

 

[knownaschubs]

ok, so its been a long while since anyone has posted anything in here but, does anyone know if the 98 accord coilovers fit onto our g1's? friend has a set willing to give up for free and i was wondering if they do or don't fit.

 

[l4zy415]

ok, so its been a long while since anyone has posted anything in here but, does anyone know if the 98 accord coilovers fit onto our g1's? friend has a set willing to give up for free and i was wondering if they do or don't fit.

You can try, just pop one out from your car and put the 98 Accord coilover in. That way they can update the list that those coilovers fit.

 

[murderotica]

I don't believe those coilovers will fit but it is most certainly worth a try, especially if they are free.

 

[87LegendLS]

Does anyone know If there is a headlight unit that I can swap with another car because I'm having a hard time trying to find one for my 1990 Legend LS 4dr?

 

[NuclearSymphony]

None, unfortunately. You might try eBay . . .

 

[l4zy415]

Or you could get them at the junkyard, like I did. But make sure the headlight are in good condition.