Big 3 Help

[poisoned10 10+ year member]

I am in the process of upgrading my big 3 and I think I have everything done and just need to put it back together.

Before I do, I wanted to make sure that I have a proper ground to the engine. In the picture is where I have it right now and I think that is the factory ground, but I'm not 100% sure.

So if someone can let me know if this is a proper ground or not I would greatly appreciate it.

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[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

Yep, looks good.

I hate seeing red ground wires, you are asking for trouble. If anything, wrap the entire length with black electrical tape so no red is showing. Red is +12V, someone may land that on the positive terminal and explode the battery.

 

[kramer_212 10+ year member]

Yep, looks good.
I hate seeing red ground wires, you are asking for trouble. If anything, wrap the entire length with black electrical tape so no red is showing. Red is +12V, someone may land that on the positive terminal and explode the battery.

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[poisoned10 10+ year member]

Yep, looks good.
I hate seeing red ground wires, you are asking for trouble. If anything, wrap the entire length with black electrical tape so no red is showing. Red is +12V, someone may land that on the positive terminal and explode the battery.

Thanks for confirming!

The audio store I went to gave me the wire and the tards gave me 3 red sleeves and 3 black sleeves. I just put the red one there because I know where that wire is coming from. The other end that goes to the battery has a black sleeve though.

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

Sleeves alone are not sufficient in my book. Sleeves can be removed. You may know but a mechanic who works on your car may not. I have seen many problems from this, especially at the amp.

 

[accuab 10+ year member]

I used black wire with the little red and black covers on the end. But mechanics don't work on my car unless it is something beyond my ability. That would be something involving pulling the engine and I'll pull my big 3 if something like that comes along.

 

[CAT MAN 5,000+ posts]

i used all blue but only i work on my cars electrical and so forth. looks good tho

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

Just my preference. I follow industry standard wire colors so any competent installer could follow my work and know exactly what I was doing.

Usually, when we need someone else to work on our cars, it is an emergency.

 

[poisoned10 10+ year member]

Do I need to reset my gain now that I've done this?

 

[accuab 10+ year member]

Do I need to reset my gain now that I've done this?

Your gain should be fine where it is. You could put it on a meter just so you feel better about it though.

 

[poisoned10 10+ year member]

Your gain should be fine where it is. You could put it on a meter just so you feel better about it though.

Ok, thanks!

I appreciate everyone's quick response.

And by the way, all the wire I ran is orange, not red. Bad lighting I guess made it look red.

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

Orange? Strange.

 

[poisoned10 10+ year member]

Orange? Strange.

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