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<blockquote data-quote="AcidicDreams" data-source="post: 3132015" data-attributes="member: 558974">Well it&#039;s two different problems...The Big 3 corrects the problem with the stock wiring not being able to deliver the full potential of the alternator and enlarging what is often a very inadequate ground for the chassis.However the Big three does NOT make any power. So if he wants to do 1500w RMS and play it loud every day he will end up doing the alternator, assuming it&#039;s an average 80amp alt (most honda/toyota/mazda etc cars are 80amp)...Cost on that is ~350-450 bucks and an hour or two of labor...The big 3 will cost ~$50-75 and a couple hours, which anyone can do (alts are easy as well)...The proper way to go about it if you are borderline is do the big3 first, since if you do the alt you need to do the big 3 anyways... and it might solve the problem by itself...Last note: 80amps is borderline at right around 1000w RMS so do the install, do the big 3 then see how the dimming is. I would not plan on doing more than 1200w RMS unless you plan to do the alternator as well.... assuming of course it&#039;s an 80 amp alt</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AcidicDreams, post: 3132015, member: 558974"] Well it's two different problems... The Big 3 corrects the problem with the stock wiring not being able to deliver the full potential of the alternator and enlarging what is often a very inadequate ground for the chassis. However the Big three does NOT make any power. So if he wants to do 1500w RMS and play it loud every day he will end up doing the alternator, assuming it's an average 80amp alt (most honda/toyota/mazda etc cars are 80amp)... Cost on that is ~350-450 bucks and an hour or two of labor... The big 3 will cost ~$50-75 and a couple hours, which anyone can do (alts are easy as well)... The proper way to go about it if you are borderline is do the big3 first, since if you do the alt you need to do the big 3 anyways... and it might solve the problem by itself... Last note: 80amps is borderline at right around 1000w RMS so do the install, do the big 3 then see how the dimming is. I would not plan on doing more than 1200w RMS unless you plan to do the alternator as well.... assuming of course it's an 80 amp alt [/QUOTE]

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