The "Big 3"? Who's done it?

[pendejo]

I'm looking to solve my flickery lights and came acrossed some interesting info about capacitors and found they are not what I thought they were, but I also found something called "The big 3" (http://forum.sounddomain.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=007801) on another forum. Has anyone tryed this? Did it actually work? Any other idea's to stop my lights from flashing when the bass hits?

[Ludi Mali]

the big 3 works well if you are just over the cusp of light flickering,
if you have a 1000w system it won't fix the problem, but you'll need a smaller cap.

[88accordalltheway]

that link has some preety good info, yeah basically thats what you wanna do, upgrade your wiring, possibly a better/newer battery, different alt (possibly one out of an acura legend), then have a good amp and cap you should be set.

[pendejo]

Well, I'm somewhere between 600 and 800 watts according to my local stereo shop(I have an Orion 225HCCA) with the way I wired it. I'ma try this on my days off next week. Question though, will 4 gauge wire be OK?

[z3bra]

yes 4g is fine its what i run to my amp and i run 800wt rms

[pendejo]

yes 4g is fine its what i run to my amp and i run 800wt rms

That's what I'm running to my amp, too, I meant for the "big 3" upgrade, is 4g ok?

[Ludi Mali]

yeah it should be good. If you have some money to burn those optima yellow top batteries also make a big difference in the performane of your system. you could probably get away with a big 3 upgrade and a yellow top. but ask your stereo shop if they'll let you try one first to see if it fixes the problem, its a lot of money to spend on a battery.

[pendejo]

yea, aren't they somewhere near $150 or so? I really need to do something though, people think I'm flashing them if I have my stereo turned up the slightest bit.

[NXRacer]

old news, but yeah, upgrading your ground wires can give you a noticeable change in power. the lights usually get brighter, the engine runs a little stronger etc. This is a good upgrade to do whether you're doing a high power stereo installation or keeping it 'stock'.

[Ludi Mali]

yeah those yellow top batteries are 120-150 which is what you'd pay for an excellent quality capacitor. The guy at the local shop by me uses 2 of those yellow batts as capacitors for his demo wall.

[blahblahblah]

The yellow top is well worth it and as Nx sed, Upgrading your ground is good to do on any old car...

[Bryan]

I've done it. It helped alot for me.