which lower harness to use?

[240slidekat]

just wondering which lower harness do you guys use? and what benifits does it have over the other. also any problems with using one type over the other. thanks

[300Plus]

I'm using the ka lower. and it was simple, but I haven't started my car yet lol. but I would say KA.

[Joe]

ok man its time for a little talk

out of the last 6 threads you have made in here, ALL of them could have been answered by searching. im being leinant because its things that havent been brought up in a long time but its time to start becomming very familiar with the search feature.

please! search in the future.

[240slidekat]

sorry bout that. this is my question, on the RB alternator it has a plug and a terminal where you put a nut, but on the KA alternator it only has a plug. im using the KA lower harness and it doesnt have nothing that goes to that terminal with a nut. heres what im talking about.

RB alternator

KA alternator

so do i simply get that part from the RB lower harness and use it? or is it fine without it?

[rb20jdmizzle]

Are you sure that on the Ka alternator it doesn't had a ternimal? is your an s13 or s14? i just did a swap on the s14 rb20det and i am using the Ka lower harness also and all the wiring on the KA harness (alternator) is exactly the same as the RB alternator unless i am wrong...or maybe you may need to double check it over again just to make sure.

[cvc9216]

that stud sticking out of the back of the alternator is the terminal

[rb20jdmizzle]

Yes, the stud that is sticking out on the back of the KA is the ternimal. check your KA lower harness to see if there a wire with a round ternimal hole (it should be next to your KA lower harness alternator-plug). it's like a ground-wire.

[skillzilla]

The only thing not 100% straight forward using the KA lower is the little plug on the starter, but thats it. Alternator is a plug and play deal.

[240slidekat]

yea i just checked it a lil while ago but didnt get to post cuz i had to go to class... but yea i was going blind when i was looking at it..hehe...but thanks for confirming.

[240slidekat]

ok this next one i just want to confirm, sorry for all the newbie ****. is this just a ground wire? i dont remember where i took it out. its just a small black wire on the lower harness. thanks. heres a pic

[rb20jdmizzle]

If you had already your alternator....starter and all the plugs hook-up correctly then yes....that's a ground-wire and it should bolt to your engine-bay next to your engine-fuse-box. if you can't its orginal-hole then just drill a new one....or just bolt onto anything for ground.