Your alternator went out already? Mine lasted 195k on the D16Z6. Do you have the little corrosion pads on your terminals? You dad is retarded if he concluded that it was your intake. Get the little pads, change your headlight bulbs, and see what happens. If the problem persists, go to an electrical specialist and have a full electrical test done. there is a place her called short busters (it's gay I know) and they are awesome. I had trouble wiring the hasport harness on my CRX and they wired everything really quick and found some potential weaknesses in the cars wiring (headlights and fuel pump) and fixed them properly with solid solder joints and connectors. All for like $150.00.