ok new alt, big 3, yt under hood,,now what?

[tonkpils 10+ year member]

ok i have a 220amp ho alt, yt under the hood,,big three done with 1/0 and im stilling having a few voltage drop issues. so what should i do next? its not dropping alot but the voltage gauge on my blazer is dropping a few clicks past 14 volts. dimming hasnt really increased but im just thinking there is something missing in the equation. should i add another battery to the back?

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[Trez0r 10+ year member]

I would have just left the stock battery up front and put the yt in the back

 

[tonkpils 10+ year member]

I would have just left the stock battery up front and put the yt in the back

meh the stocker was crap. what about a batcap or a kinetik in the back? or hell another yt

 

[tonkpils 10+ year member]

anyone?

 

[roarzorz 10+ year member]

Put a dmm on it and see what the actual drop is. Your battery can only sustain the electrical at its resting voltage which should be aroun 12.8-12.9. Anything above that is all alternator. If you're having drops below the batt's resting voltage then you need more battery.