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S4 to S5 alternator swap question (searched)

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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 09:17 AM
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Okay that's what I check for last night to see if they came on, nothing came on when I turned it to the ON position. I accidently toutched the B terminal to the chain hook when I loosened the belt so I may have poped a fuse. But I will switch them and see what's up. I noticed in the diagram it was closer to the b-terminal but I also noticed it was on the side it was on SOOO I just guessed. Will reply later with results...
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Old Sep 6, 2010 | 07:24 PM
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Okay so I got everything wired up correctly. The terminals are SL from left to right. I figured they were because it didn't make any sence to me that someone with a S5 replacing their alternator would have to swap the wires. My problem was...

1. Popped my main fuse (80 amp)
B. The wire to go to the L terminal wasn't all the way up into the plug in the fuse box. I had to take the bottem out and clip it in (didn't realize that until this morning). And the wire I had didn't have a big enough female end on it when putting it to the fusebox so I had to play with it a little...

My concern is the volts raise when my rpms raise up to ~1000. Then with everything I have on it drops a little more. I had my rear defroster, stereo, headlights (about to switch to HIDs) ect. Here are pics...
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Old Sep 6, 2010 | 07:46 PM
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Voltage output should be the most around 2500 rpm so if the output indicates to be more up to a point then that is okay. Also, measuring the alternator output at the alternator via a multimeter is more accurate than the cluster gauge.
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Old Sep 6, 2010 | 09:08 PM
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yup, the one closest to the B terminal goes to constant voltage, the other goes to the s4 alt. clip, lower receiver.
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Old Sep 7, 2010 | 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by sharingan 19
Why even waste your time with an S5 alt? the plug is the same as the FD alt, and it would actually be a significant improvement.
Because you need to run a specific spacer and pulley for the FD alternator. It isn't as simple of an install as the s5 alternator is.
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Old May 14, 2014 | 10:34 AM
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can i use a 89-91 starter ,alternator and battery wiring harness for 86-88 ? i cant find the proper harness its too difficult to find or anybody here can sell me one?
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Old Jun 3, 2014 | 08:44 AM
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The FD Alternator swap doesn't require anything specialized other than the pulley as most of us know. As for wiring, I've made it short and sweet in this picture. Wire it this way and it will work with no fuss:



As for you FCOSORIO, piggybacking on someone else's thread shows a considerable lack of SEARCHING on your part. But I will be nice and answer your question anyway

Starter is the same, N318 for Turbo, N326 for NA MTs and N327 for Automatics
Alternator is swappable, see above picture
Harness: I HIGHLY recommend separating your battery/alternator/starter cables from the Engine Harness, then following Aaron Cake's guide to the letter.
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Old Jun 4, 2014 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by sharingan 19
Why even waste your time with an S5 alt? the plug is the same as the FD alt, and it would actually be a significant improvement. There were a bunch of threads about the FD/S5 alt swap and how to wire it so that it didn't drain the battery w/ the key off.
And most of them are wrong

Originally Posted by farberio
So couldn't you just wire the 12V source needed on the plug to the B terminal?
No. While you will be getting 14.4ish v at the alternator, the resistance and drain downstream of the alternator will result in less voltage in the rest of the system

Originally Posted by satch
I believe you would bypass the safety net that the 30 amp fuse provides.
See above. and a 30A fuse is ridiculous. You wire it to the box not for a safety net but to provide the correct voltage to the car, not the alternator

Originally Posted by RotaryRocket88
Yeah, you could run a short wire up to the B-post, but you should still use an in-line fuse as satch mentioned. A fuse holder could be wedged in that area if you wanted to.
You can do this if you want insufficient voltage throughout the car

Originally Posted by FCOSORIO
can i use a 89-91 starter ,alternator and battery wiring harness for 86-88 ? i cant find the proper harness its too difficult to find or anybody here can sell me one?
No. It's not plug and play


Rock Lobster is the only one in this thread who has it right.
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