Nic Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 i agree with marlo... maxxsonics has a great how to vid on youtube on how to do the big 3.... upgrade your bat under the hood and then add a second batt to the back... after that then if you still wanted a cap would it be worth it remotely.... if you have no electrical issues caps are great but if your having problems they dont do shit... Quote Full eclipse system is next on list.. soon to gut and redo the honda as new project/rolling buissness card i miss the sound of those old school strokers on beast amps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melonhead Posted November 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Thanks guys. I guess I'm just afraid to do it in my own. I'm not very handy and I've had bad experiences in the past with wires/electrical. Plus I have absolutely no tools. lol I PM'd Red Navi to email me the picture of the big 3 on a Civic and I'll take a look at it and if I feel comfortable maybe I'll take a stab at it. I can borrow tools from my buddy or even my father-in-law. I didn't think I was pushing enough wattage to need a 2nd battery? So what exactly are caps good for? Anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1992Chevy K1500 Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Thanks guys. I guess I'm just afraid to do it in my own. I'm not very handy and I've had bad experiences in the past with wires/electrical. Plus I have absolutely no tools. lolI PM'd Red Navi to email me the picture of the big 3 on a Civic and I'll take a look at it and if I feel comfortable maybe I'll take a stab at it. I can borrow tools from my buddy or even my father-in-law. I didn't think I was pushing enough wattage to need a 2nd battery? So what exactly are caps good for? Anything? If they have voltmeter's on them, they're good for measuring voltage. Other then that, they're only good if you need to get rid of large sums of money before the police find you. Quote My comp setup (Not bad for what it is): HP Compaq Presario V6120US laptop with: 15.4" widescreen AMD Turion 64 X2 1.6GHz processor 2x1GB stick DDR2 SDRAM (667 Mhz) Seagate Momentus 500GB SATA HDD 128MB shared video memory Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit 12 cell Lithium Ion battery (actual battery usage time: 6 hours) What it does: On a USB 2.0 Wireless card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 If they have voltmeter's on them, they're good for measuring voltage. Other then that, they're only good if you need to get rid of large sums of money before the police find you. no if you have no electrical issues caps are really good stiffening up your power at peaks... but if your not set up properly they dont do anything beneficial Quote Full eclipse system is next on list.. soon to gut and redo the honda as new project/rolling buissness card i miss the sound of those old school strokers on beast amps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumpin Taurus Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 If your buddy does all your installs, then he should be experienced enough to do a basic big "3". Its very simple to do. Use the search button on this site and it explains in high detail on how to do it. Its a piece of cake!! That will help ALOT on on your dimming and you will waste your time on caps!! IMO! Hell, I can do it. And I don't really know what I'm doing I'll have to get around to doing it myself, since I just noticed today my headlights dim too. But I've only had my system for two weeks. From what I heard doing the Big 3 helps A LOT. Quote RE SE 12" subs (2) in prefab dual ported box (custom box coming soon) Hifonics bxi610 mono 600 watt amp Stock HU Mach RCU Apline 5 x 7 S Type Speakers (2) (1 blown) Stock rear speakers (2) Pyramid Tweeters (2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toady Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Caps Wont Work Like Batteries At Producing A Large Amount Of Beneficial Power, But Mine Help Me Stiffen The Voltage Without It The Voltage WOuld Fall WOrse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melonhead Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 So I'm finally going to get the big 3 done. Sucks it's taken this long but at least it's getting done right? Now on to my next question. How much power can I have before I need to add a 2nd battery? With the 2 amps in my sig, I'm a little over 1k right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognyto Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 hey regal, I also have a 2003 honda civic, glad to see someone else made the mistake of buying one haha j/k the stock alternator is about 70 amps if lucky i've heard theres some sort of ELD (electronic load sesning) or something like that. if you are still running the stock small honda battery go get a big one they will fit... i'll try and upload the pics of mine. I have 800 watts rms (j/l 500/1 and 300/4) with only the big battery I can still get the lights to dim I have the big three done with the exception of the alternator which will be done shortly after this message is completed. I have a marine rv deep cycle in the front and will be installing an AGM battery in the trunk with a 200 amp relay so that the batt's arn't connected less the car's running, i'll let you know if I can dim the light's after that, but i'm guessing no. I do have a cap with a digi volt gauge, I'll be removing it to see if there's any noticable differance. I'll also get tracking down a sc 144 GM alternator 120-145 amp alternator and hopefully get my buddy bill to weld up some sort of a bracket to get dual alternator's. OH and big three is extremely easy!! just DO IT!! it really isn't rocket science!! battery in 2003 honda civic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melonhead Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Now that I think about it, it may not be the stock battery. I might have replaced it and don't remember. I'll have to check and see. If I do end up replacing the battery, what size and what kind of battery would be good to upgrade to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainzPlanetz Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 So I'm finally going to get the big 3 done. Sucks it's taken this long but at least it's getting done right?Now on to my next question. How much power can I have before I need to add a 2nd battery? With the 2 amps in my sig, I'm a little over 1k right now. It really depends, I am running about 1800rms of bass and 700rms of mids and highs, and I have the Big 3 done, as well as a pretty big battery upfront in my Grand Am, and I drop to around the high 11's playing full tilt for a while at night. Before with out the Big 3 and front battery upgrade upfront with my old set up I would drop the same but that was when I was only running a 600rms sub amp. So as you can see I have increased the power by close to 2000 and have stayed around the same voltage drop, by doing the Big 3 and Upgrade the front battery. So to put it simply if you do the big 3 and put a good sized battery upfront I dont think you will have any problems running 1000rms using the stock alt. Quote ¿ǝɯɐƃ ǝɥʇ Trolls never learn............ All BS aside, If I see one more comment in here that is NOT about the pre-sale, I will start the vacations. And that includes the trolls feeding the trolls. YOU THE ONE THAT SOUND LIKE A OGER AND HUMPBACK/TROLLS? Add "SMDLIFER" on Xbox LIVE to play with other SMD members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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