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Ok geting alot of feed back in the radio. I have a kenwood custom audio along with the CD changer in the trunk. The Amps Are MTX I have 2 of them with a Pre AMP / Equlizer. The speakers are MB Quartz . I get alot of noise from the engine you can hear the whine with the RPM as it goes up and down.
Also Some times I will get a Sound Spike that will not alow the music to come through. The main power comes off the battery and is a very think amp gage that goes down to 2 smaler gage amp feeds. I am thinking its the ground since I have them all grounded to one spot in the back .

Some times it will play for days with out the Spikes though the whine is always there yea just can't hear it unless your between songs on the CD player
 

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I think the engine noise is caused by a poor ground. Try separating your grounds. Make sure you ground into the frame, not just a floor pan or dash panel. Make sure to sand any paint off of the area you are attaching the ground.

Good luck,
Tim
 
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65 fastback said:
I think the engine noise is caused by a poor ground. Try separating your grounds. Make sure you ground into the frame, not just a floor pan or dash panel. Make sure to sand any paint off of the area you are attaching the ground.

Good luck,
Tim
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Actually, you don't want to separate your grounds if you can avoid it because that creates what is know as a "ground loop". When I used to build custom sound systems we always made a common grounding lug for all audio equipment. Read here for some information if you like....it is the first link that popped up in a google search for "ground loop".
 
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If you're still running from an oem alternator with separate voltage regulator, there is a suppressor attached to the voltage regulator that may need changing. A bad ground is always a possibility, as others have mentioned. You may also consider upgrading your plug wires to something that provides more shielding and even consider getting a capacitor. The cap will actually operate the audio equipment and isolate it from the "noise" associated with the charging system... sort of like running a computer from a UPS, where you run off the battery, not the wall outlet directly.
 
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Its petronix Electronic egnition . So where Do I get a Capacitor from . Going to fix the ground first. then try the other suggestions.
 
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Also the Suppresor is long gone do I need one on the electronic or is that just OEM ?
 
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The capacitor is audio equipment... any car audio dealer...at least 1 farad should do. The supressor can probably be found at most parts stores, althouh I'd be looking at the plug wires first...after the grounds, that is.
 
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