Wow that's a significant change. It's better for your electronics too to stay above 12v. Very nice ride. I didn't know you had the Subaru. I've been watching your videos for a while and just wanna say thanks for all your videos!

Glad to see the Subie back, I haven’t seen it in a while. I thought you sold it but I’m glad to see it’s still around. Looking forward to more build videos. 😃😃👍👍

I think a majority of your problems was that ground cable. You still have that old battery charge it back up throw it in there and see what it does now. I'd be interested to know what an apples to apples comparison actually is. But for that you'd actually need another brand new lead acid battery to compare it to.

@Ihavetopoop718

6 ай бұрын

100%

@rclewis01

Ай бұрын

except for one thing. When the car is cranked and running it is only charging at about 13.8 volts instead of about 14.3 to 14.6. So, the gauge is about 0.5 volts too low. Or the alternator is messed up.

Your guage is fine. The reason that the voltage drops below 12 is because you had all the lights on with the engine off

@Wrensspeedshop

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking Putting a voltage meter on the battery disconnected and nothing is going to give you one reading. Putting a A battery into a vehicle, even with it off is going to change that rating because stuff is going to be pulling on it let alone starting the vehicle up or having it sit there and turning the lights on you’re instantly going to have a voltage drop not a faulty gauge.

@michaelgarcia3274

Жыл бұрын

This guy he don’t know nothing he loves to talk

@gabrielpichardo1492

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelgarcia3274 a little late to the party i see

@unkowntrooper1657

5 ай бұрын

​@@michaelgarcia3274 he is a clown

@rubenavila8012

2 ай бұрын

​@@unkowntrooper1657u mad bro

just want to add the added alternator will give you more charging power, but take away from your overall HP being it will put a slightly increased strain on the engine. I only mentioned as it looks like you added stuff to make this car faster and the larger alternator you'll noticed the difference. I had a 4CYL and put a high output and my MPG suffered as well..

You should do the big 3 as well my man! I did it before adding a battery to my bass build and it would hold .5v higher then before

Another great video. Some don't think that .4 - .5 voltage gain is not worth the money when you compare to a new factory style one. To me a gain of .4 to .5 volts is a good gain when you look at it from a radio system point of view it is. So I think anyways. I picked up almost .5 volts at the amps from just doing that. But I also replaced all the radio power and ground runs to 1/0 gauge wire ofc. Same with the big 3. Alternator is special order because no one does that stuff to a 2015 beetle. You have to check your grounding points to see if it's a good ground. My grounds are .. 01. I have no issues with any noise in my system but music 🎶 loud music 🐱

You'll need that alternator for sure, because it needs a floating charge of 13.4-13.8 volts to keep it healthy and a initial charge around 14.4-14.8 volts or complete full charge to begin with, nice car though.

@850CANE

Жыл бұрын

I have an 02 Acura tl and ordered a D3400 to replace my under hood wet cell. How am I going to keep it charged? I have a stock 120 amp alternator? Thank you

Good content shows that with swapn out your stock batt for an agm and doing the big 3 and lithiums in the back you can get vast improvement over stock elec without doing ho alt and everything is ready for one if you still seem to need it you’re already setup for it to bolt up.

Nice I'm glade you fixed your electrical💯

when you started it up it cranked better maybe because you changed out a corroded earth lead with high resistance? capacity/health check the 'old' battery to see if it was in fact the earth lead was part of the problem. doesnt an AGM charge at 14.8 volts not 14.5 like the alternator regulator will be set at for a factory fitted flooded lead acid battery? what effect will that undercharge have on longevity of the AGM do you reckon?

Parker yessir that main ground was a major problem, better to compare the batteries now that you have fixed it. More accurate comparison because you changed that ground when you changed batteries. I would expect that the AGM will still outperform the other, however, I don't think your other battery was as bad as you think it was, due to that ground. Remember that's the frame ground, which your amp in back for your subs also grounds to. Hence why you couldn't play your system-poor ground! Try it again, the comparison, on your own time. Good videos, sir! Keep it up!

Big 3 that car too it helps in more then just car audio applications. It will just overall help your voltage a lot more also look into getting a different volt meter or tuning that one if possible with a multimeter

Had to put a AGM in my Escalade Platnium. These trucks now have heated seats, cooled seats, all kinds of dvd, blue rays, seat massagers. Def need AGM in pretty much any new SUV or car.

I'm curious if you considered purchasing the Odyssey Extreme or Odyssey Performance AGM battery?

Great vid. My question is at what voltage them AGM won't charge I mean at what voltage is too low for them AGM?

The only way I got the most out of my system was to do the big 3 upgrade with premium OFC 1/0 ga wire, upgraded my alternator to a 300 amp, added a 105 AH agm marine battery in the trunk, upgraded the stock battery with a 85 AH agm battery. Everything is twice as loud and clear. I'm pushing 2500 true watts.

@BrandonCartwright04

Жыл бұрын

Do you have a charging isolator on the second battery or wired directly into the system

@outofmind9222

Жыл бұрын

What are you running? And what type of alt?

@Force1Com

9 ай бұрын

Video is annoying

@Force1Com

9 ай бұрын

I think he had a weak battery to start with

i will say. had an interstate battery from 2002 in my 92 honda accord still running in 2014. had little issue running my sundown e15 on 1000 watts with a 240 watt alternator other than the big hits with the sub. it dimmed the lights etc, decided i would look to get a new battery cause i didnt want to keep running it just in case. bought an autozone battery. and never again. it died within 3 months. had a warranty and got it replaced and didnt even last a month till i went and got another new interstate battery. it was 40 bucks cheaper and way better quality and had no issue from there

I just installed a XS D4800 in my 300c, and the voltage sits @ 14v, When I play music it fluctuates from 13.5 to 14.2. However the original factory battery was sitting @ 14.6 and did not fluctuate as much only like 14.2 never dimmed my lights. I have not tried the XS D4800 at night yet to see the lights.

Was the a kenwood amp? Also what kinda sub are you running in that little space ?

We have a used battery pawn shop here, they also sell brand new batteries. i got an interstate agm battery for $150 with a 1 year no questions asked exchange, made a huge difference compared to the gold battery my car had. Their used normal batteries usually sell for less than $50, we have been using their batteries for a long time now, pretty good stuff :)

@850CANE

Жыл бұрын

Maybe you can help me. I want to switch my battery under hood to an AGM but people are telling me that an alternator won't charge it. Do how do you charge yours?

@justchillin7274

Жыл бұрын

​​@@850CANE well i heard jeeps dont charge at higher than like 14 volts, something like 13.8 v, so you need to buy a trickle charger that can charge agm batteries, noco or even a walmart trickle charger that has above 3 amps of charging should work, just make sure it does agm batteries. and just keep it on the charger as after as you can

Did you ended up changing the alternator ? the company you bought it from has a website ?

Parker, do the diode trick on the sense wire at loom on alternator and see 14,8v :) I know Subaru’s electrical systems like the back of my hand

you can stop all that corrosion on terminals or wires with silicone grease painted over terminals after hooking up terminals the grease is heat and waterproof, I never get any corrosion on terminals.

So I have a Honda 2002 will a agm battery work under the hood for any car?

Do you have a link for those battery terminals?

Has it solved your dimming lights. Im debating between a second battery or replace my main battery with an agm battery. I don't want to occupy too much space in the trunk

Yeah my yukon denali has a spot underneath the hood for adding a second battery and so I threw my old D3400 in there with the oversized oem battery and it was reading 15.2-15.4 Volts regularly right up till I swapped out my alternator for a mechman 320a which now for some reason my voltage went down to 14.6 and if I let the truck sit for more than a week without running it to keep everything charged up the damn thing drops right down to 8v so I have to find the parasitic loss and why it is doing it strange but when I had the old alt and same batteries I could leave it sit for months with chargers plugged in and everything and it never had a single issue but ever since I put the mechman alt in I've came out to find completely dead batteries a handful of times and I have even gone as far as unplugging all chargers and accessories that I thought might be draining it but nope still an issue somewhere that I need to sort out 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️ I may just try and switch back to my old alt and see if that truly was the problem because if so that's a $550 waste of money and I won't run that mechman till my dual alt bracket kit comes in and I'm ready to install all my limitless lithium batteries and supercaps....

Hey Parker, if you leave that tuner plugged in sometimes it can kill your battery when not driving. If I don't drive my car for more than a couple of weeks and I leave my hp tuners plugged in. It will drain my battery.

Did the plate come with it? If not how would I hook up my amp wire? Or where can you buy those plates?

No doubt an xs batt will blow the standard flooded away however it'd be a much more fair test if the flooded wasn't absolutely and completely shot lol. I digress even if it were in good shape you'll see the difference immediately. XS uses extremely pure lead in their agms, I've got my headways in the whip btw Parker. Those WITH the XS ultrcap is where it's at. Pushing 6k and barely in the 13s it'd go to 11v before n I've got 2 xs agms! Lithium ftw

@davidpowell3347

10 ай бұрын

Is the xs made by Enersys ?

How can I get an alternator built for my 07 Hyundai Tiburon I’m having a hard time finding anything from multiple companies

Yep batteries make a world of difference I didn't know that AGMs maintained 13 volts resting 12.75 is 100% charged 12.65 is 75%, so resting at over 13 volts damn not including lithium I wonder what can be better than that

Love the content parker.can you do a video of installing a DC to DC charging system for the lithium batteries with one lithium in the engine bay n one for the rear as well as hooking up a external regulator going to the rear battery first n then to the engine starter battery .that's lithium.so your rear gets the most charge from alt. Before charging you starter battery

Well turn the interior lights down just half brightness helps a lot

When diagnosing voltage drop issues, measure the actual battery terminals with a volt meter. THEN, using that as a reference, you can test other circuits for excessive voltage drops.

Just picked up my new agm today. Super excited to get it installed.

I had a 2002 wrx, had Ohio generator redo alternator, added 2nd battery in spare tire area, worked pretty good.

Question I've had, can you put a system in an electric car? How? Just food for thought as the world is slowly transitioning towards making more electric models

Any specific reason why you picked this over a odyssey battery?

The only drawback to agm is they suffer a cca drop in extreme cold (below 0)

I just replaced a sla with an agm and definitely noticed a difference. My system is not particularly big, about 1200w total and my old battery ran it for a couple of years. With the agm I can feel the subs more for sure. I didn’t think it would make that much of a difference. Sundown sfb600 running 2 10” lcs and I can turn the bass knob up significantly more before clip. If you have a smaller/budget build the agm battery is the way to go.

That subaru is awesome! You should make more videos with it.

Hell yea I can't wait to see the improvement

@rizkallnew2015

2 жыл бұрын

How can I now what tip of the battery

Were are you getting the alt made ?

You should do the sound stream r3 12” 800 watt rms.

Time to get an AGM battery!! Any doubts I've had have now disappeared after watching this video!! Thank you!!

I think what your actual problem was the neg lead and this will sound crazy but those colored batt terminals I personally have had neg luck w them,, had a stereo system w subs n two crossovers and after couple weeks or so system was playing weaker n turn out it was those colored terminals,, w this new batt your putn in fixes that since it replaces those other terminals,, n I'm not sure regardless of corrosion on old ground wire that its proper 2 use stereo amp 4 guage ground wire as primary,, great you got taken care of

Hey I have a question, can I use a AGM 55ah -12v mighty max battery, I bought one new for my trolling motor and never used it..

The only possible con of AGM us that they like to be slightly discharged before you charge them back up (with alternator of course)

You should do a review of the DC audio level 3 12” sub!!

Where did you buy the distribution blocks?

Why upgrade a vehicle beyond the capacity of basic components?

They do vent if it gets overcharged

Your other battery had to have had some kind of damage dead cells or electrolyte levels not proper or something even while taking the agent to consideration from the power loss you described there was definitely something going on

@johnanderson3405

Жыл бұрын

The corroded ground cable was the problem.

I have 2 jl 300/4 and 1 1000/1v2 which battery do you recommend?

Have you heard of almani s5 subwoofer? Any good?

I put the xs power d3400 under my hood and had even better results. Although my old battery was older and cheaper than your gold.

@850CANE

Жыл бұрын

How are you keeping it charged I've been told that a regular alternator won't charge these batteries thank you

maybe a little more bass for the Subaru later

✨🗣does the xs come with the plates

That ground wire probably had a lot to do with that voltage drop and in places with cold winters batteries never make it more than 3 years. You should compare the xs battery to a brand new battery exactly like the one u took out, just to see if it's worth spending extra money for xs battery. With a new battery lie the one u took out I highly doubt there'd b much of a voltage difference between the 2. And the gold battery was probably less than half of wat the xs power battery cost

@ParkerTheBasshead

3 жыл бұрын

Yes the age definitely played into it but the car had always had voltage issues. I made a video showing it a few years ago when the battery was almost new. The battery had a 2nd ground that was completely fine. The Gold batter also cost me close to the same. It was around $230 or so.

@Thumper68

3 жыл бұрын

Your batteries should last longer then 3 years even in cold weather. I grew up in northeast Washington right on Canadian border extremely rural and cold and snowy our batteries last just the same as anywhere else. Of course if you let them sit and drain it weakens them just like anywhere else. The ground was definitely a big issue too. I mean 68 Camaro has 65 amp alt and I bang a couple 10s on like 700 watts with no dimming issues.

@georgesrisomsak9650

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thumper68 with today's high charging voltages to get power from half bridge Korean amps, that's probably a realistic life expectancy. I used to charge at 15.3, cooked a couple sets of batts in 5 years. Brought the voltage down to 14.8 max, and I saw 4 years out of my last set. I just replaced it again, a new northstar again, with isolated headway bank. I expect about 4 years, ish. That's the price ya pay to get a few hundred extra watts!

@Thumper68

3 жыл бұрын

@@georgesrisomsak9650 I’d just stay at 14.4 max .4 not enough gains to be worth it IMO.

@georgesrisomsak9650

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thumper68 absolutely agree 100% Another thing to note, is charging temperature. Cold winter weather requires slightly higher voltage, while extreme summer heat actually requires less that 14.4, hence the temp compensated PCM controlled alts these days.

Can u use one xs battery in the back and regular in the front for now

Great video like always. 😎

@ParkerTheBasshead

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate you!!

Hey Parker, can I use the xs d3400r for a Toyota Camry se 2017

That corrosion always happens over time with cca wire . Subaru is love , only use ofc . Put cca in cars that you would like to see burn .

@redman4076

3 жыл бұрын

Oh blah blah blah cca wire is fine if you use it correctly I've seen cars burn up using ofc to so WYATEVER NEWB

@jeffreybradley3736

3 жыл бұрын

@@redman4076 sure , bet you like Boss too . Fact : cca only has about 60% conductivity of it's ofc counterpart . Fact: cca has more internal resistance and thus more voltage drop under load . A special paste has to be used at connection points in residential applications of cca because of it's tendancey to corrode and cause a fire hazard . If cca was really ok I would expect disposable car manufacturers like Kia and Hyundai to use it . I'm 42 years old so I've probably been installing car stereos since before you were a twinkle in your daddy's eye . Sure you can use cca , just run 2 guage sizes larger than you would with copper to be safe . At that point you're not saving much money so just run copper . Steve Meade has a Dyno vid showing a 200 watt loss in cca vs ofc .

@anglerandy5736

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffreybradley3736 bro I accidentally bought a CCA 4 gauge kit before I knew much but I am only running 1500w max on a 12. Should I be okay?

@jeffreybradley3736

3 жыл бұрын

@@anglerandy5736 if you have a digital amp I would think you are ok . Tell you what I would do : ride around for half an hour pumping the hardest hitting , loudest thing you would normally listen to . After that , get out and check all your power connection points , battery,fuse holder, amplifier terminals and see if they're getting to hot to touch . If everything is ok then just check for corrosion every once in a while .

I got one of those die hard platinum agm batteries from advance auto or auto zone, don't remember which store but it was like $240 and it didn't really do shit for my lights dimming. I mean it might not be quite as severe but it definitely disappointed. I have a 2005 chevy trailblazer LS with a 150 amp stock alt and I have real bad dimming but my gauge on the dash doesn't drop that low, maybe around 12 for the lowest but the needle only drops for like a second it doesn't stay low. I only have a Orion xtr1000.d on a audiopipe bdc4 12 and shouldn't be dimming my lights like that. No battery lights come on or anything to indicate a bad alt, so I just figured it was the battery so I got that agm and that didn't fix the problem. I'm running 4 gauge sky high wire so that's not the problem. I wonder if it's some kind of sensor on the trailblazer cuz I had this same setup in a 97 Ford taurus with a smaller stock alt and cheap lead acid that came with the car and didn't have this problem. Well it did dim a little but I just turned the amp down a little and it was fine, but the trailblazer, smdh, even the smallest amount of bass dims the lights bad. It really dims when the song has punchy kick drum bass compared to songs that have just lows. Songs with lows with no kick drums do alright, but that kick drum type bass really turns my lights in my car into strobe lights. Any suggestions to why this is happening?

@tonystreater7468

2 жыл бұрын

put a bigger fuse under the hood

Where did you buy the AGM from

I love the WRX how much boost u making and fyi I have 8 of them 3k for the (smart truck) need two more 😂😆

This video is like an advertisement for the AGM. And you are a tech guy? With the cranked cable for the battery. Oh, I've just noticed that my cable is broken...

Welp Parker your selling batteries now and still no answer on which dd1 smd to get for my lIl system in my everyday single cab silverado truck lIl brother your help for this 55 year old man would be much appreciated if you could provide me which SMD dd1 to have it connected permantly to see if I'm clipping thanks parker keep up the good work

What's that distribution block called?

For the battery I need a new alternator?

Do the bus bars come with the screws or what size screws would I need?

@tonystreater7468

2 жыл бұрын

they come with screws

Im pretty sure this is a group size 51/51r hence the d5100r name. Also im using this in my civic which uses 51r.

@scavacadoyt9244

10 ай бұрын

What civic you got and do you have a hondata ? I have a 2.4 kswapped aclaim and need something like this what was the cca on your new battery compared to the old one

Bro I like you even more now that you have a rex and my favorite one!! Bass on bro 🤘

You could have went with a larger size and capacity battery if you went by the measurements.

Awesome test! I just replaced my starting battery with an XS-POWER D6500. My headlights were dimming pretty bad with a SIA-3500 and an X-15 even when I didn't have it turned up. Voltage is better now but I still need to do Big 3

@anglerandy5736

3 жыл бұрын

How many watts r u running

@AldenPez

3 жыл бұрын

@@anglerandy5736 just the rated 1500. I ran 2000 clean power but it started stinking after about 20 minutes so I turned it back down

@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340

2 жыл бұрын

Do the big 3. Actually the big 4 is even better because it completes the circuit. Use Rockford or sky high audio (they are the best based on tests ran)OFC zero ga wire. Pure copper. NO COPPER CLAD!! TRUST ME it's worth it

@850CANE

Жыл бұрын

Hi. Maybe you can help me. I ordered an AGM d3400 to replace my under hood wet cell. But people are saying that an alternator won't charge it. How do you charge yours? I was hoping the alternator would keep it charged somewhat and then I pull it out and tend it every so often

@AldenPez

Жыл бұрын

after my first setup.... Boss "8 Guage" kit from Amazon 🤣. I've run sky high and knukonceptz since then. I have a new vehicle now but I'm definitely gonna do the big 4

Who is building the alternator? I need one built for my genesis coupe

@THEBLOODYBALLOON

3 жыл бұрын

autotech engineering is what i went with

@shadycamaro

3 жыл бұрын

@@THEBLOODYBALLOON local shop in Riverside CA. I just picked mine up few days ago.. Im at 14.9v now

Who is building the Alt? Brand X is what i run.

Wait till this kid discovers duel battery systems 🤯

Got 4 15 woofer s air ride but hardly no lights 1 agm otima yellow top waiting on my 200 amp alternator but it's dropping lot amps but no lights only head lights

Water in the wet cell, no sir! 🤣

I was shocked that installing a new AMG battery in my 2020 RAM 1500 made a considerable difference in starting! Nowadays, the old "flooded" batteries only last about 3-4 years and I expect this powerful AGM to last much, much longer.

@onefastboi14

Жыл бұрын

How’s it been months later? Ive seen quite a few people saying they had issues warrantying their battery with the issues they had. I’d like to get one for my car though!

@Robsbrd99

10 ай бұрын

Wow, you needed a replacement that early. I've got a 2016 RT Challenger on its original 730CCA battery. Spins just as good now as it did when new. Going for a Duracell AGM next fall. What did you end up putting in yours?

Wow NEW AGM are better than 3years OLD Conventional battery what a good review thank

You always want to charge your xs power battery’s before first installation

They say not to use as main battery.

What is a reverse polarity battery used for?

@mitchellellis8730

3 жыл бұрын

Some cars use the same size batteries as others , the positive and negative terminals are not always on the same side , hence the opposite pole locations

Need to see new to new batteries. Especially after having to clean the corroded ground.

i love your videos. i wish i could talk to you in person. i have so many question hahahah

Bro your ground cable was effed up to me once that was fixed the readings would have been similar

You should retry the standard battery with the new ground wire. That would make a big difference in performance, would it not?

@paulhealey2984

3 ай бұрын

Now that would be a far better test.

Trying to make the inside of your car look like a pagani

I AGREE PARKER I got to xp3000 in the back ofmy yukon and a d3400 under my hood

one cell died on the flooded lead acid, have one on porch that does that

Do you have a shop ?

Do u like optima yellow top

I swapped from a reg flooded battery to a oem style agm and I’m impressed.

@850CANE

Жыл бұрын

Does your alternator keep it charged?

@Ronco160

Жыл бұрын

@@850CANE yep and usually once a month I’ll charge my battery. Just to help it

@850CANE

Жыл бұрын

@@Ronco160 I'm excited! Did your stuff beat harder? Help clipping at all?

Yes with the mech man alt 3 have to run 3 grounds 0 gauge wire not any ofc wire 400 amp fuse I never have had a problem with a real 5000 watts rms amp

Each of the 6 cells provides about 2.1V. If you have a dead cell you will run about 10.7V. You may have just had a bad battery.

You should do the big 3 to your alt on the subi