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Old May 19, 2010 | 04:13 PM
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Im going to be doing the big three upgrade and i was just wondering if ive got the right wires. Positive to alternator, positive to starter, and negative to engine block.

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Old May 19, 2010 | 04:17 PM
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Those should do it for you. Also make sure all connection points are clean.
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Old May 19, 2010 | 04:57 PM
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What about the battery to accessory fuse block? Isn't there also a negative to chassis? I guess that would make 5 then...
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Old May 19, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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I followed the positive leads and theres just two, one to the alternator and one to the starter, and yes i found the chassis ground.
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If you're looking to upgrade for audio, then you want to make sure to upgrade the alt + to battery +, battery - to ground, and engine block/alternator - to ground.

That'* how I've always seen it done on the car audio forums.
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kinda curious
why would you upgrade all this? whats the reason?

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To allow power to flow better, especially when you have power hungry electronics.
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Old May 23, 2010 | 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by SAMzGXP
kinda curious
why would you upgrade all this? whats the reason?

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to help keep volts up. good for aftermarket audio n what not. on mine i did chassis grounds, batt neg to ground and alt to batt. running 2k RMS with a yellowtop under the hood and stock alt. works damn good in my setup hahaa
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and what kinda wires do i upgrade too? and where do i get them from? lol
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You can do it a number of different ways. Some people leave the factory wiring, and run additional wires. I removed the old wires and replaced them with 2 gauge power wire that I crimped gold ring terminals on to.
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