My Big 3 *Pics* Few questions

[Nevalite 10+ year member]

Hey everyone,

So today I got around to doing my Big 3. I did it all my 1/0 AWG Kicker Hyperflex. Let me know what you think:

This reading is with the car off (no alt)

I left some of the stock wires on but I figured it doesnt matter because the electricity will take the path of least resistance. The only thing I was wondering about was if it mattered if the new wires were above the old wires on the battery terminals, should I have the 0 AWG as the first ring terminals sitting on the battery terminals or does it not matter?

Also how could I test that my big 3 is working? I tested the resistance of my ground spots to my battery negative and it gives the same reading as when I touch the two ends of the DMM together (0.05 Ohms) So I know they are good, any other tests I could do to?

What do you guys think?

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[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

Why does my car have to be the only one thats a pain in the ass to get to the alt...

mazda 626 ftl...

 

[mazzasec 5,000+ posts]

**** thats a clean big 3! wish mine was that easy!

 

[jbizzle 5,000+ posts]

Clean your chassis to ground, looks really rusty on the engine..

Besides that looks good.

**** thats a clean big 3! wish mine was that easy!

x2

 

[lil_italy773 10+ year member]

that is a nice lookin. now ill have to redo mine cuz now i think mine is shitty look:crap:

 

[Nevalite 10+ year member]

Clean your chassis to ground, looks really rusty on the engine..

I sanded it down completely underneath the ring terminal, it only looks rusty around, where it makes contact its shiny bare metal.

 

[Nevalite 10+ year member]

I left some of the stock wires on but I figured it doesnt matter because the electricity will take the path of least resistance. The only thing I was wondering about was if it mattered if the new wires were above the old wires on the battery terminals, should I have the 0 AWG as the first ring terminals sitting on the battery terminals or does it not matter?
Also how could I test that my big 3 is working? I tested the resistance of my ground spots to my battery negative and it gives the same reading as when I touch the two ends of the DMM together (0.05 Ohms) So I know they are good, any other tests I could do to?

What about these questions?

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

Spray paint the places you sanded down... Don't want holes in the sheet metal. Rust FTL.

 

[Nevalite 10+ year member]

Spray paint the places you sanded down... Don't want holes in the sheet metal. Rust FTL.

Yeah I was about to go do that, should I prime it and then spray it or just put like 2 coats of spray? I'm gonna cover up the ring terminals and wire with tape before I spray.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

A light coat of primer would help

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

Why does my car have to be the only one thats a pain in the ass to get to the alt...
mazda 626 ftl...

2005 civic isnt easy at all either. especially with fat hands!

 

[Nevalite 10+ year member]

I left some of the stock wires on but I figured it doesnt matter because the electricity will take the path of least resistance. The only thing I was wondering about was if it mattered if the new wires were above the old wires on the battery terminals, should I have the 0 AWG as the first ring terminals sitting on the battery terminals or does it not matter?

Also how could I test that my big 3 is working? I tested the resistance of my ground spots to my battery negative and it gives the same reading as when I touch the two ends of the DMM together (0.05 Ohms) So I know they are good, any other tests I could do to?