Big 3

[jb2xx 10+ year member]

I am going to do the Big 3 upgrade today. I just need to know what guage wire to use. My system description is shown below. Stock battery & alternator in Honda Civic2004.

Greatly appreciate the help!

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[BASS OUTLAW 10+ year member]

do 0/1 so that it stays for others upgrades, may be u will get a bigger amp someday

 

[jb2xx 10+ year member]

0/1. Thanks for the info.

 

Also, aside from dimming headlights that I sometimes experience, I noticed also that the kx400.1 that is driving the p3 fosgate sub turns off sometimes for moments when I am playing it hard. Sometimes I just need to power off my stereo for a while. This happens after loud continuous playing.

 

Do you think Big 3 is going to help as well in this situation?

Do I need to install fuses as well when doing the Big3 upgrade?

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

Fuse the positive legs. For the amp shutting off... what size power wire is going to your amp. And what Ohm load do you have the sub wired at? Is the amplifier properly ventilated? All of these things can lead to the amp overheating and going into protect mode.

 

[jb2xx 10+ year member]

I am using 4 guage wire I believe. Sub is at 2ohm load. Amp is properly ventilated. As per the shutting off of the amp, seems that the kx400.1 goes into protection mode whenever there is a voltage drop due to the very low bass notes. I have had the system for about 4-5 months already. I found a cool link. Seems that 2 of my budies were also experiencing same issues & Big 3 upgrade solved the problems.

 

 

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