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Old 05-17-2007, 12:51 PM
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Big 3 vs. Farad Cap
Do you guys think the Big 3 would help more than the farad cap would? I haven't used a farad in a while and not sure how it compares, or should I use it in conjunction? I don't want to spend more money if I don't need to as well. All thoughts are welcome.
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Old 05-17-2007, 12:53 PM
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Big 3 hands down.
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Old 05-17-2007, 01:00 PM
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A cap helps you make use what you have.

The Big 3 increase what you have in the first place.

Big 3 first, cap second.
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Old 05-17-2007, 01:21 PM
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Big 3 only. /thread.
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Old 05-17-2007, 01:33 PM
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Thanks guys, this was my thoughts as well, just confirming them.
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Old 05-17-2007, 02:27 PM
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no cap at all, they're really quite useless.
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Old 05-17-2007, 03:07 PM
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ya i posted something a while back. read a bunch of electrical theory things and turns out the cap puts more load on your electrical system than it provides to the amp. something like 40% of the energy it stores is lost as heat when its released. it levels out the drain from the electrical system to more of a constant drain. but your also geting more of a total drain so your just bandaiding the system, if the lights would dim a lot now they will just be partialy dim most the time. do the big 3
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Old 05-17-2007, 06:34 PM
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'Big 3' = Useful and *could* help.

Caps = Useless marketing crap.
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Old 05-17-2007, 07:29 PM
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Caps just adds as an extra accessory and puts more unwanted stress on the altenator.
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Old 05-17-2007, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 2 Da Max
Caps just adds as an extra accessory and puts more unwanted stress on the altenator.
Do YOU speak ANY english???
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Old 05-17-2007, 07:41 PM
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Ummm nut uh, he does not.
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Old 05-17-2007, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Pearl96Max
'Big 3' = Useful and *could* help.

Caps = Useless marketing crap.
They have cool lights tho...
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Old 05-18-2007, 04:40 AM
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caps are useless as stated above.
this summer i plan on doing:
big 3 w/ 0gauge FTW
yellow top in my trunk, redtop under the hood
and thats more then i need...
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Old 05-18-2007, 04:49 AM
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4 awg will suffice really..
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Old 05-18-2007, 09:48 AM
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Makes me a sad panda when I see Unique put caps in systems on the show Unique Whips. They aren't as high end as they would have people believe.
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Old 05-18-2007, 02:55 PM
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Do YOU speak ANY english???
does it matter?
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Old 05-18-2007, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 2 Da Max
does it matter?
Nah...with your track record people don't care how you speak in prison.
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Old 05-18-2007, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Bollwerk
Makes me a sad panda when I see Unique put caps in systems on the show Unique Whips. They aren't as high end as they would have people believe.
and in a Ferrari on top of that IIRC
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Originally Posted by 2 Da Max
does it matter?

peeple dat speek bad engrish get banneded

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Whats the minimum fuse to go with from Alt to Battery when doing Big3??
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Old 05-19-2007, 10:34 PM
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Where's the Big 3 how-to again? thought it was stickied
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