Your thoughts on the big 3 upgrades.

[junorico24]

Well, i am doing a project a daihatsu charade and my cable from the alternator to the battery is shot. So will be doing the big 3 upgrade.Which consist of zero or 4 gauge cable from the alternator to the positive terminal, cable from the negative terminal to the chassis and to engine block. I've seen people do one cable to the starter.

Then there's the big 4 which is a negative ground from the alternator back to the negative terminal. Video as an example.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p82xRzCr-lc

Thoughts..

[bairjo]

I would just rig up a head phone jack and head phones....Great sound, very little cost. Not to mention, you will not be annoying the poor sap in the car next to you while you impose on his quite time in the car on his way home from a stressful day at work....just a thought:iono:

[Viperoni]

It's a good idea in general, but only go for the bigger guage wires if you have a high powered amp. Otherwise you're wasting your money.
4g wire can carry quite a lot of current over shorter runs.

[junorico24]

http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s457/Ridko29/2c21b586-80d8-44fb-a261-790d5392694d.jpg

The engine block Daihatsu 1.6 soch 16 valve.


http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s457/Ridko29/fed8d3b5-b114-4159-a967-420e67b97d10.jpg


The alternator wire (2 white wires) it's actually a splice one goes to the battery the other one heads to the ignition fuse or some shit, god knows where.The two are crimped at the end where it attaches to the alternator and it's crimped at the middle.The insulation is cut in the middle where the two are again crimped together and the exposed wire was covered in tape .The connector that went to the battery is busted so I cut it thinking i could solder another connector to it.But it's an extremely thick wire.

[MyzticZ3r0]

I would just rig up a head phone jack and head phones....Great sound, very little cost. Not to mention, you will not be annoying the poor sap in the car next to you while you impose on his quite time in the car on his way home from a stressful day at work....just a thought:iono:

You still need to pay attention to your surroundings - not the best idea to have headphones in your ears while driving. Also, it's his perogative to do what he wants to his car. Unless he or the other drive up next to each other, where the windows are open, they will hear/feel significantly less otherwise.

Anyways, Big 3 is a great idea. I constantly use to shock my car when I would be getting into it prior to installing them.

[bairjo]

You still need to pay attention to your surroundings - not the best idea to have headphones in your ears while driving. Also, it's his perogative to do what he wants to his car. Unless he or the other drive up next to each other, where the windows are open, they will hear/feel significantly less otherwise.

Anyways, Big 3 is a great idea. I constantly use to shock my car when I would be getting into it prior to installing them.

I wasn't questioning his prerogative to do what he wants to his car...I don't know why you stuck that in your post. He asked what we thought of the idea and I responded. It is that simple. No it is not the best idea to have head phones on, but it isn't the greatest idea to be blasting your ear drums out as well. The main point of my post was that the heads phones option was less money. Quite frankly, I figured since he got the bug to do this mod, he wouldn't go with the head phones anyhow.

[47_MasoN_47]

Amps give a lot better sound in general, it's not just for loudness.

[bairjo]

Amps give a lot better sound in general, it's not just for loudness.

You definatley right on that, be it in your car or with the right home system...

[junorico24]

Thanks for your replies ladies and gentleman.

I will keep you updated with the build.

It has upgrade brakes disc all round ( disc at the back and thick ventilated rotor at the front). Upgraded to bigger brake booster, upgrading to 1.6 soch from (1.3 soch) Upgraded seats and carpet.Upgrade mag wheels and not sure about the big 3/4 upgrade.

[junorico24]

http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s457/Ridko29/02092d75-b42f-4eca-b713-9d2a5adc07fb.jpg


For your viewing pleasure Daihatsu is part owned by Toyota..