2007 Kia Optima
2007 Kia Optima questions and answers
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Q: Whats the purpose of the big 3 upgrade and do I need to do it?
I'm confuse about the big 3 thing. I've asked question about it before but I'm confused. I'm only push 500 watts rms, but I recently killed a factory car battery and got a new factory battery for free. But do I need to just do the big 3, upgrade my battery, upgrade my alternator? I don't know what needs to be done. I drive a 2007 Kia Optima
A: The big 3 is an upgrade to your stock electrical wiring. Its use is when you add electronics to your car that require more current than your factory wiring can safely conduct.
If a large amount of current goes through your factory wiring it will gradually warm up, and the insulation may melt and you'll have a short circuit. Adding to or replacing your stock wiring will allow a larger amount of current to be conducted without it overheating.
Be careful not to blast your stereo with the engine off or with it idling. Doing either of those will lay the smack down on your battery. Because an alternator is only going to put out enough current for your amp and for charging your battery and everything else once your rpm's get up around 1500 or so, and if the engine is off, the battery is just getting drained and that's always bad.
A good, deep-cycle battery, like a optima yellow top or a kinetic is probably your best bet. I doubt you'd need the big 3 for that kind of wattage.
Q: Battery Life with car system question?
I've got a 2007 Kia Optima with:
Autotek AT1000 1000W 2/1 Ch. Bridgeable Class A/B Amplifier
2 Lanzar MAXP124D Max Pro Series 12" Subwoofers
running at 500 watts rms and with 4 gauge power/ground wire and 12 gauge speaker wire for the sub at 4ohms. My battery recently went dead with less then 2 years of owning the car and just 1.5 year with the system hooked up. I know it isn't a major system though.What would be the best option to increase the battery life on my car with a car audio system like mines.
A: sounds like someone likes to listen to the music with the engine not running
thats a no no
and Bill the amperage on the car is fine with the 105 amp alt....
Hes not pulling THAT much power.
Q: How many different cars have you owned or driven on a regular basis and what kinds were they?
also how many were of your favorite manufacturer, and how many were actually used in NASCAR?
Here's my list
1978 Datsun B210
1983 Mercury Zephyr
1978 Mercury Marquis
1983 Buick LeSabre
1975 Plymouth Valiant
1979 Caddilac factory limo
1986 Dodge Colt
1986 Subaru XL
1987 Ford Aerostar
1987 Dodge Aries
2000 Hyundai Sonata
2006. Kia Optima
favorite manufacturer(Chevy)
1977 Malibu Classic station wagon(took my driving test in that beast)
1981 Citation
1983 Malibu
2007 Cobalt
actually run in NASCAR:
1978 Olds Cutlass
1983 Monte Carlo
1987 Buick Regal
1999 Ford Taurus
So that's 20 different cars, 5 of them Chevy's, and 4 actual NASCAR models.
A: In order of when I drove them
1974 Ford Mustang II (manual trans) I learned to drive on this. Dad bought this new in 1975.
1981 Plymouth Horizon TC3 (automatic) used
1982 Pontiac J2000 Sunbird LE w/sunroof (man.) used, MY first car!
1989 Toyota 2 wheel drive truck (man.) bought this new
1986 Chevy S-10 (man.) used
1993 S-10 Blazer Tahoe LT (auto) used
1994 Toyota 4x4, extended cab (man.) used
1998 Chevy Lumina (auto) used
1997 Buick LeSabre (auto) used
2003 Olds Alero (auto) bought new
1993 Ford F150 reg cab. (man.) used, this is my "beater" truck.
4's FINE N 09!!!!