Pic of my Optima Battery and Grounding Set

1BadTitan · 02-23-2005, 08:48 AM

Heres a pic of my red top with a ground system and platinum terminals. The platinum terminals are attached on the battery post.

miramar-motorsports · 02-23-2005, 08:57 AM

ok, stupid question. Looks great and all, but why the large ground wires?
They are bigger than my house ground wires....

bestatchess · 02-23-2005, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by miramar-motorsports

ok, stupid question. Looks great and all, but why the large ground wires?
They are bigger than my house ground wires....

I was going to ask why are the ground wires so small. I did lizardking's 0 gage battery-chassis-block ground upgrade on the theory that you are better off with one good ground path rather than numerous smaller guage paths.

The point of upgrading the ground system is that the OEM ground arrangement is inadequate & frequently results in alternator whine in connection with installlation of after market high power stereo systems. Also, some people experience a "ticking" problem caused by arcing with the inadequate factory ground arrangement.

That fuse holder looks nifty.

1BadTitan · 02-23-2005, 10:12 AM

Thanks.....

smoketitan · 02-23-2005, 11:22 AM

so how did you get the stock fuse box to stay on like that?? I see a baterry terminal but how does the fuse box attach

that was the only thing keeping me from buying a optima, which model did you get by the way??

and how did you secure it--use the stock metal brackets??

and was it tall enough to match the ht of the stock battery?

sorry for all the questions Im just excited that this is now possible at the stock battery sucks--it has drained out on me twice already--lol

1BadTitan · 02-23-2005, 11:42 AM

Ok the platinum terminals have 3 holes for power wires for amps etc. It also has a post for another terminal to mount onto it. Thats how I did the mounting. I got the 34r, 800cca, 950ca and its got the reverse terminals. It is the same height as the stock battery. Yea mine drained twice also.

smoketitan · 02-23-2005, 02:25 PM

which terminal is that--that has the extra post on the side

so you attached your amp power line into one of the stock terminal holes,and then latched the fusebox to the side terminal??

am I followin you correctly?

and what fuse box is that at the batteryw itht he voltmeter--do they have one that will fit 1/0 wire??

1BadTitan · 02-23-2005, 02:44 PM

No I put on this new terminal...Put the amp power in it....Then put the stock terminal onto the post that the platinum supplies.

1BadTitan · 02-23-2005, 02:47 PM

The fuseblock with the meter is made by some company called "audiopipe". I liked the display. It has an 80 amp flat blade fuse in it. not the oversize colored fuse but the blade style phoenix gold uses in their big fuse blocks. I'll get some pics of that for you and a close up of the terminal connections.

bestatchess · 02-23-2005, 02:59 PM

Do you have a link for the positive battery terminal?

smoketitan · 02-23-2005, 04:08 PM

thx ill go lookiing for one

titanse05 · 02-23-2005, 08:31 PM

I would like to see more close-up pics too.

TitanHauler · 02-23-2005, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by bestatchess

Also, some people experience a "ticking" problem caused by arcing with the inadequate factory ground arrangement.

I have a ticking problem! What's the fix for this and what's the cause????

ohiodish · 02-23-2005, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by TitanHauler

I have a ticking problem! What's the fix for this and what's the cause????

My truck and brother in laws Titan has the same ticking that can be heard at idle.?????

smoketitan · 02-23-2005, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ohiodish

My truck and brother in laws Titan has the same ticking that can be heard at idle.?????

you have to reground the engine to chasis ground to negative terminal with larger wire (I used 1/0 ga, some have used 4 ga, or you coudl do the multiple points like 1bad did)

it will elimiate it, at least it did in my truck

do search for tcking there is a large thread on it

if you need pics let me knwo and Ill take them for you