Basshead08 Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Okay for the longest I didn't have my big 3 done correctly. Ihad the negative on the battery running straight to the engine block and all was good. After learning that I had it all wrong (about two months ago) I corrected it batt neg to chassis engine block to chassis. Now my voltage blows! I still see very little drop when playing but my voltage normally sits around 13.3-13.5 while driving. The birthsheet that came along with the alt says it is regulated to 14.7 and I never ever see that anymore. Quote System tear out has begun...Out with the old i have a iq of 128 i graduated at the top of my class tell me how im reatrded you are the 1 thats dumb as hell you can't even spell Look at the underlined text hahahahahahahaha I think of it as the virgin losing the virginity technique not just jumping in to it, and pounding away, but going at it slowly over time, to get to that full extreme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseJamesDallas Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 (edited) Okay for the longest I didn't have my big 3 done correctly. Ihad the negative on the battery running straight to the engine block and all was good. After learning that I had it all wrong (about two months ago) I corrected it batt neg to chassis engine block to chassis. Now my voltage blows! I still see very little drop when playing but my voltage normally sits around 13.3-13.5 while driving. The birthsheet that came along with the alt says it is regulated to 14.7 and I never ever see that anymore. How many batterys are you running? Could be some of your voltage is going to charge multiple battery's better now. Edited December 27, 2009 by JesseJamesDallas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullz Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Do a big 4 with a big 3 on ground alone, alt to bat +, bat to eng, bat to chassis and chassis to eng. you can never have enough ground wire run but this makes sure you have no weak spots. Quote 01 Ford focus ZX3 Pioneer AVH-X491BHS PPI PC 4800.2 Morel Maximo 6.5" x2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 (edited) Okay for the longest I didn't have my big 3 done correctly. Ihad the negative on the battery running straight to the engine block and all was good. After learning that I had it all wrong (about two months ago) I corrected it batt neg to chassis engine block to chassis. Now my voltage blows! I still see very little drop when playing but my voltage normally sits around 13.3-13.5 while driving. The birthsheet that came along with the alt says it is regulated to 14.7 and I never ever see that anymore. thats how your supposed to do it i thought. alt to batt batt ground to engine block batt ground to frame Edited December 28, 2009 by Kranny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofanaticz Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 (edited) Okay for the longest I didn't have my big 3 done correctly. Ihad the negative on the battery running straight to the engine block and all was good. After learning that I had it all wrong (about two months ago) I corrected it batt neg to chassis engine block to chassis. Now my voltage blows! I still see very little drop when playing but my voltage normally sits around 13.3-13.5 while driving. The birthsheet that came along with the alt says it is regulated to 14.7 and I never ever see that anymore. Either thats a run on sentance. Or he went from battery negative to engine block then to the vehicle chassis. When he should of done battery negative to engine block/alternator mounting stud, then negative battery terminal to vehicle chassis. Edit: You had it right the first time, you where just missing the negative from battery to vehicle chassis. And not do what you did from negative battery to engine block to chassis. And you could take it all a step farther and run a Positive power wire from your battery positive to your main fuse box under the hood (it dont have to be 1/0 wire, but running something bigger then factory like a 2 or 4 gauge will help your vehicles electronics dim less). More less what you did is "daisy chained" your grounds by adding the ground from your engine block to your chassis. This most likely added a lot more resistance and that resistance in proper grounding made your voltage suffer a bit. Edited December 28, 2009 by Audiofanaticz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshead08 Posted December 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 (edited) Oh I must have misread the big 3 tutorial. I looked at it and thought mine was wrong. Thanks alot everybody. I'll get it corrected and give you guys an update tommorrow Edited December 28, 2009 by Basshead08 Quote System tear out has begun...Out with the old i have a iq of 128 i graduated at the top of my class tell me how im reatrded you are the 1 thats dumb as hell you can't even spell Look at the underlined text hahahahahahahaha I think of it as the virgin losing the virginity technique not just jumping in to it, and pounding away, but going at it slowly over time, to get to that full extreme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletInjection Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 god damn those two girls are fine.... let us know how it gooeeeezzzz Quote My build: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...8920&st=100 http://www.youtube.com/Bulletinjection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-navi-916 Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 its almost 2010 who reads tutorial anymore its all about pitchures 1. Battery positive (+) to alternator - From the positive terminal on your battery to the alternator positive (+) post 2. Engine block to chassis ground - From engine block to chasis. This is to strengthen the ground. 3.Battery ground (-) to chassis ground - From the negative terminal on your battery to your car's chassis. Quote BUILDLOG http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...showtopic=61862 "98crewcab"Never a POS....just always "a work in progress" lol that's how we roll bitches!!! Your a lowlife kid. I bet your mother wants to kill herself for not swallowing your ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fritosaregood Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 (edited) How is your amp grounded? to the chassis or to a battery in the back? if its to a battery, how is that battery grounded? If your amp is grounded to the chassis, or you amp is grounded to an extra battery in the back (and that battery is grounded to the chassis in the rear) then you should ground the engine to chassis and batt to chassis. For mine though, I have 2 runs of 0 gauge ground to my back batts and ground my amps to those batts. so for my big three i have alt to pos batt Engine (actually alt mount) ground to battery (for my amps) Battery to chassis (for stock electrical stuff) Edited December 28, 2009 by fritosaregood Quote seller feedback: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...showtopic=61719 http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...showtopic=68281 build log: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/index.php?showtopic=44800 Gf's build: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/54346-kickergirls-camaro-new-box-pg-5/#entry753970 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshead08 Posted December 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 My amp is grounded to my rear battery. The rear battery is grounded to the negative on the front battery, which is grounded to chassis. Quote System tear out has begun...Out with the old i have a iq of 128 i graduated at the top of my class tell me how im reatrded you are the 1 thats dumb as hell you can't even spell Look at the underlined text hahahahahahahaha I think of it as the virgin losing the virginity technique not just jumping in to it, and pounding away, but going at it slowly over time, to get to that full extreme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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