How is it going guys im using a ls crank pulley on my b20 had to because i wanted a power steering so my b20 crank pulley wont work with my power steering’s belt so i swapped them out for a ls one and the ls seems smaller than b20 is there any afftect from it spinning slow leave the alternator under charging? or overcharge maybe idk
thank u guys
Jason
it’s absolutely going to have an effect. a smaller pulley will turn more times per crank revolution. that is,it’s speed willbe increased. technically though, the voltage regulator is what will dictate the charge rate.
you should be able to use your PS pump with the b20. i did
my power steering have pulley just like this
need to use this kind of v belt to make it work
my b20 crank pulley
thats why i did that and the alternator was pain in the ass cause the nut to adjust belt were stripped had to vise grip the nut off while alternator was out the b20 alternator belt didnt fit so i grabbed one from my brothers ls motor oh shit power steering is coming very soon ac is coming along a little too tho im just worried about alternator charging with smaller pulley will it hurt? i dont see anything that would
yea ur supposed to use your stock crank pulley, and no it wont make a difference bc arent u using ur stock altenator and ps pump??? so everything should be the same as ur ls motor
^^bingo
yeah alternator is stock but not the steering pump i grabbed it from the ls
change the pully on the pump? Seems a little easier than screwing with the crank pully. I’m sure you could go to a pick-n-pull and find what ya need. AT least that would be what I would have tried to do first, Well nix that I’d have used a PS pump that went with the engine I have, and used Pick-n-pull to get what I needed if I couldn’t find it new.
I am not a fan of frankenstein motors personally.
[QUOTE=welfare;2271017]it’s absolutely going to have an effect. a smaller pulley will turn more times per crank revolution. that is,it’s speed willbe increased. technically though, the voltage regulator is what will dictate the charge rate.
you should be able to use your PS pump with the b20. i did[/QUOTE]
Youve got that backwards. The crank pulley will always spin at the same speed as the crank because they are locked together. If the crank pulley is smaller, that means the distance it moves a belt per revolution is shorter, thus making the accessory pulleys spin fewer times per crankshaft revolution. Now if the accessory pulley was smaller (i.e. the alternator or power steering) then it would cause the accessory to spin faster. The setup he has (smaller crank pulley, normal alternator pulley) will lead to a slower spinning alternator, and could cause the system to undercharge a bit, especially at idle. It may not be a significant loss, the only way to tell would be to check with a voltmeter. You should be fine though, because this is essentially the same thing as putting an under drive pulley kit on your car.
but he should NOT be using the b2o crank pulley, he should be using the ls crank pulley, the ls power steering pump, and ls altenator. so therefore its all gonna spin at the same fkn speeds it would have on the ls…bc everything is supposed to be transferred over when doing a b20 swap…
so im good to go? lol
EDIT how do i identify the alternator between crv and the ls cuz i think its crv alternator im using right now
that im not sure of, u dont know which one was which?
nope
haha…do they look the same size and shit? plug in the same?
my experience is most alternators from Honda cars are practically the same outside of generation specific plugs to the wiring harness. most often the difference is the size of the pully. The pully can also be removed and swapped around.
I know my 1st gen Prelude and 2nd gen accord both had the same alternator. I haven’t fully seen the one in my DA ( cause it works fine) but from what I can see it also looks pretty much the same.
you are absolutely correct. and thank you for clearing that up
lol didnt compare the alternatorsand it didnt start again few times today had to slam clutch few times to get it started sometime if it was in gear it wont start i put it in neutral it starts
check ur clutch switch, i bypassed mine bc it started acting up…i just noticed ur in roswell…like 4 hours away from here, you going to the huge super tuner show off tomorrow in el paso?
really? awesome some of my friends lives up there whats ur name ill add u on facebook my car isnt ready yet what u mean acting up? it wont start sometime like mine?
yea sometimes id have to slam the clutch and shit and play around with it, then id get lucky and it would just start…so i went down there, unplugged it and just bypassed it with like a 2in piece of wire lol and i dont use facebook lol…got too much going on bc me and a buddy are trying to get a shop together and open next month
that switch you 2 are talking about is often referred to as a neautral safety switch. It prevents the car from being started in gear yadda yadda yadda…
They can be a known issue in older cars. Dunno if you can order one from acura, or maybe even ebay, but probably isn’t a very expensive fix. I would suggest replacing it versus bypassing it as it does serve to prevent you from jacking up your tranny & clutch by starting the car in gear, or even worse lurching your teg into a parked car in front of you ( seen that happen to a buddy)
I am all for making sure safety features are all working properly.