engine noise making life difficult

[one_above]

Hey guys,

I have a 94 gts-4 skyline. Its recently imported and had a cr@p stereo in it. So i began to replace componants. I used the head unit install guide, top stuff. That went smoothly, then i discovered at an earlier date i had blown upo all 4 ic's in my head unit ( the built in amp) so i hooked up an amp i had to run the speakers. I got decent cabling- triplke insulated stinger rca's and triple insulated shnider (or how ever u spell it) amp wiring kit. I did this cause i had heard that engine noise on r33's can be a problem in aftermarket stereo's. Im looking for some advice about what could fix the problem. Should i run the rcas down another side of the car? Any advice would be helpful,

Thanks in advance

Pete

:Bang:

[Zahos]

is it a cheap amp?

My amp is a cheapo, and I got engine noise when I use all 4 channels, and NO engine noise when I use 2 channels.

Just thought I would share my experience.

[race_snooze]

power cables should not be run Parallel with rca's clean all earths that come from deck and to the amp, check that your bat is clean and free from crap, change your sappressor on the altornator. See how that goes, also i have found if you have your gain turned up to far on the amp it will cause unwantied shit noise

[predator]

you should get no engine noise whatsoever on an R33 if your cabling is wired correctly, even with relatively cheap face unit.

Just try moving your wiring around. Otherwise quite likely to be the amp. Is it sitting near the fuel pump in your boot??

[Greg]

you should get no engine noise whatsoever on an R33 if your cabling is wired correctly, even with relatively cheap face unit.  

Just try moving your wiring around. Otherwise quite likely to be the amp. Is it sitting near the fuel pump in your boot??

Where abouts is the fuel pump in the boot - on the right?

My engine noise is driving me crazy. I have RCAs run down the left side of the car, noise supressor on RCAs, noise supressor on amp but still heaps of noise.

Would getting shielded RCA cables and running them down the middle help?

[one_above]

the amp is decent- i think. Its an older pioneer one- not sure on the model code, but hasnt been a problem when i have run it previously in my old vl. The amp is screwed into the sub box on top, and it just sitting in the boot. If the fuel pump is the thing on the right hand side of the boot, under the plastic cover- no it isnt, the sub is on the left hand side, the gap is slightly larger so the sub box can be pushed back further, using less space. The earth on the head unit is located im the transmission tunnel, right ner the shifter. Could that be the problem? it isnt as noticable when i only run the sub and no speakers. The noise also increase pitch (like how high the noise is) as my revs gain.

any help is appreciated

thanks

Pete