dleccord 5,000+ posts
CarAudio.com Veteran
You haven't mentioned what you're going to be installing. We won't be able to help you out without knowing that. What kind of amp or how much power you are going to push would be nice.
umm, youve told us nothing. What amp do you plan on running?
Slowd N Throwd 10+ year member
CarAudio.com Elite
what size alt. do you have?
i would recomind a optima under the hood w/ the big3 and youl be ready for just about anything
i would recomind a optima under the hood w/ the big3 and youl be ready for just about anything
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Sorry, AP Calc homework + CarAudio.com = no focus.
I will be running a 2-channel amp to my frontstage. Probably 100-150wrms x 2, going to Rainbow SLC's. For the subwoofer amp, I will either be going with a monoblock, or a 2-channel. If I went with the monoblock, I'd be doing probable a good 600wrms @ 2-4 ohms to one sub. For the 2-channel, maybe 300-350wrms going to two subs. Hopefully that's enough information for you guys.
dleccord 5,000+ posts
CarAudio.com Veteran
That should be fine. Do the the Big 3. If it still dims, run larger wires to your amp.
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What size wire would you recommend I run to my amps? Should I put a fused distrobution block near the battery, then have two runs of wire to the trunk? Or one run of wire to the trunk, where it will be separated at the fused distro. block?
One long big gauge wire to the trunk. Distro block, then 2 smaller wires to your component and sub amp. your probably going to run 8 gauge to the component and the sub amp will tell you what gauge it accepts. as for the big piece of wire. the biggest one you want to use.
dleccord 5,000+ posts
CarAudio.com Veteran
i would do 8 gauge to the component amp and 2 gauge to the mono amp.
dleccord 5,000+ posts
CarAudio.com Veteran
No. Bigger is better. But it wouldn't hurt to do so.
helotaxi 5,000+ posts
Kilroy was Here
I would run 0ga to the distro and 4 ga to both amps, but that's just me. Will leave you ready for any possible upgrades down the road.
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