Elemental Designs Big 3 Kit

[Midgetclown]

I have a alpine h/u with an 800 watt kenwood amp powering 2 12" pioneer premiere shallow mounts. Ill try switching the remote wire to the blue and white like you said.

 

[groundscr8pr]

I have a alpine h/u with an 800 watt kenwood amp powering 2 12" pioneer premiere shallow mounts. Ill try switching the remote wire to the blue and white like you said.

that will certainly solve your problem.

 

[Midgetclown]

Well the blue and white thump eliminator wire worked haha. Thanks for letting me know of that before I got pissed that the big 3 wouldn't solve that problem. Idk why every other forum said that it fixed that. Thanks again guys

 

[waxworkz]

shouldnt the one wire from alt to batt have some sort of fused link? i have been wanting to do this "big 3" upgrade and have tons of wire, connectors but i've been holding off. i thought i would need a separate fuse holder in line like the factory ones?

 

[whitehoe01]

shouldnt the one wire from alt to batt have some sort of fused link? i have been wanting to do this "big 3" upgrade and have tons of wire, connectors but i've been holding off. i thought i would need a separate fuse holder in line like the factory ones?

you can fuse the line i guess if you wanted to but its not needed. all your doing is upgrading stock, if stock doesnt have a fuse you dont need to use a fuse just b/c your upgrading to a larger gauge wire

 

[chauncey0337]

Are there any negative effects to using a bigger gauge than you need?

 

[whitehoe01]

naw.. more current.. i dont have 1/0 from my alt to batt, i have 2/0 but i might go all out and do 4/0 under the hood with 2 runs of 4/0 to the back and 1/0 into the amps.. nothing but current.

 

[chauncey0337]

naw.. more current.. i dont have 1/0 from my alt to batt, i have 2/0 but i might go all out and do 4/0 under the hood with 2 runs of 4/0 to the back and 1/0 into the amps.. nothing but current.

Please excuse my ignorance but what is 1/0, 2/0,4/0? I'm guessing the second # is the gauge but what is the first#?

 

[waxworkz]

i would be careful of going to big a gauge. sometime there is too much of a good thing

 

[whitehoe01]

Please excuse my ignorance but what is 1/0, 2/0,4/0? I'm guessing the second # is the gauge but what is the first#?

1/0 is the same thing as 0
2/0 is also refereed as 00
3/0 000
4/0 0000

to give you an exact rundown i pulled this up:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_wire_gauge

i'd love to experience my big 3 done in 4/0. as i mentioned before, the big 2500 and 3500 diesel dodge rams have 2/0 already. 4/0's is only common in 18 wheelers and gigantic construction trucks.

(Day dreaming) dual 300amp alts with anything larger than 2/0. big 3 done in anything larger than 2/0 and multiple runs of larger than 2/0 to the back of the truck and other batteries, wet dream over LMFAO