Kinetik HC1400 install

eloplayspolo

LONG TIME BOYS!
So my stock battery in my 07 civic finally took a dump, I ordered it on amazon with my student amazon prime account (thank you free shipping). I am just wondering if i will be needing any terminals for it. Any installation tips?

i am very exited to have a battery that wont die if i run my stereo with the car off for 10 seconds (not an exageration) and hopefully my windows will roll up at normal speeds and my lights wont dim.

exalted512

Its just a bolt, so you'll want a simple ring terminal on everything.
-Cody

eloplayspolo

went with a Monster 300 series terminal for the (+), didnt get one for the (-)...
can i use the existing factory one for it?
big 3 worth doing or should i try the battery first. im not running that much wattage.

also got some 200 series 4gage terminal rings
http://www.frys.com/product/4574137?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

ive tried crimping these before and have had terrible luck, i think i ended up hammering it... are these made to be soldered, if so, i dont have a torch to use, can i just fill the bottom with some solder with a regular iron and stick the wire in quickly?

Cody, u are the man, thanks for the response, i figured u would be the one to help out, i appreciate it as always.

exalted512

I don't know what it looks like from the factory. I'd imagine its not just a simple ring terminal though.

The big 3 is always worth doing. It'd be a great time to get it done while you have the battery out. A little more room and you won't have to take it out again at a later time.

I hardly ever solder my terminals. Waste of time and energy IMO. Unless you want to buy a $300 set of Klein crimpers, one of these works great:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Hammer-Welding-Cable-Lug-Crimper-NEW-LENCO-840-/190433045886?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c56b1ad7e#ht_1047wt_1139

Put the connector in it, then use a hammer and hammer it down. Pretty simple, pretty cheap. Looks a lot cleaner and typically a better connection then hammering it on a hard surface.
-Cody

eloplayspolo

Okay so heres what went down today. I knew my battery was coming so i started to take things apart.
I took out the stock battery which was nice and full of beautiful toxic residues.
Took the battery ground > battery off, took the engine > frame off, undid the alternator cable.

I went to the local stereo shop over here and was able to get some remnants from the trash for free, ended up with some amazing blue stinger power cable, the stuff is so flexible its incredible, and 2 1.5 foot pieces of black stinger cable.
I went with 4 gage on everything btw.

First issue i hit was the 2 stinger terminals the guy at the stereo store talked me into had issues, connecting to the battery, u use an Allen wrench to adjust the grip of the terminal to the battery, one of the got striped so it couldnt fasten well enough. we ran back to the stereo shop before close and they were out of them, so i had to get the cheaper version stinger makes which was a piece of crap, has 2 8 gage inputs 1 4 gage and a 0awg, the factory power (2 8 gage cables) were very stiff wiring and wouldnt fit properly in the stinger terminal so i had to cut a little off and force them in... then while fastening the negative stinger terminal down, once again it wouldnt not fasten properly to the battery head so it striped... and when i say striped in not talking about the allen part, im talking about the threading inside the terminal...
Then i decided i hate those so i went to frys and get a negative 300 series terminal and some adjustable terminals for the wiring, these are amazing, just overpriced. got the car running, took it on a nice long drive down PCH, parked to walk around at a resort on the water with a nice big firepit u can sit at and listen/look at the ocean.... get back to my car and and it wont start, the cheap stinger terminal let the factory power connectors come undone... so then my buddy held the cables to the terminal while i started it, drove home... on the way home my breaks didnt work correctly... interesting considering i just got them done... i think it was related to having the power cables undone... so tomorrow im gonna have to be late to work, go to frys and get the monster terminals and terminal connectors and fasten them that way.

Here are the products....

http://www.amazon.com/Stinger-Gauge-Matte-Blue-Power/dp/B001H1I4DG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1286433702&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Stinger-HPM-Pos-Battery-Terminal/dp/B001F6LVFQ/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1286433802&sr=1-4

http://www.amazon.com/Monster-MPC-P300-SLM-BC3/dp/B000CIGB94/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1286433863&sr=1-3

http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Crimpless-MPC-P300-CPRT/dp/B000CIIATS/ref=pd_bxgy_e_img_c

when i finish it all up ill post some pics, maybe they can help others.

exalted512

I use knukonceptz for my personal wiring. Stuff is fantastic and the pricing is hard to beat.
-Cody

eloplayspolo

yeah i installed a buddies system in his mazda 3 and i ordered from them, it was good stuff, but this stinger stuff is so flexible its nuts.

just used monster terminals and terminal rings for everything, everything works great stereo sounds cleaner than ever, sub is hitting harder... a lot harder, i actually used to have it on 15/15, with the same settings its on 4/15, its a whole other world.

K, i might be crazy... or it may be that i just put some lucas fuel injector cleaner in... but my far feels like its got more power... could what i have done caused this?

eloplayspolo

eloplayspolo

im not sure how the pic of my chick got on there... or the speed...

Still need to grab the heatgun from work and shrink the connections... i wana figure out a way to make things look a bit cleaner too.

I have enough mat left to blanket the trunk, so that will be next project, today was too hot.... the rest of the week was rainy... CRAZY SO CAL WEATHER!

exalted512

eloplayspolo wrote: »

yeah i installed a buddies system in his mazda 3 and i ordered from them, it was good stuff, but this stinger stuff is so flexible its nuts.

just used monster terminals and terminal rings for everything, everything works great stereo sounds cleaner than ever, sub is hitting harder... a lot harder, i actually used to have it on 15/15, with the same settings its on 4/15, its a whole other world.

K, i might be crazy... or it may be that i just put some lucas fuel injector cleaner in... but my far feels like its got more power... could what i have done caused this?

Sounds like you used knu's regular wire and not the fleks stuff. Having dealt with most of the major manufacturers out there, knu, stinger, RF, Kicker, Memphis, DB...theyre flexible lines dont really differ that much. Except that knu usually has more strands in the same size wire.

Ive had about 3 people come back after we did 'the big 3' saying it seems like their car got faster after we did it. I dont know enough about engines to say why, but maybe I'm assuming it has something to do with grounds that are too restrictive...or maybe youre all crazy...who knows
-Cody

eloplayspolo

my girlfriend must be crazy too, she got here tonight without knowing i made any changes and noticed my car accelerating faster.
the grounds i removed were pretty ridiculous.