Recent content by chibahawk

I forget what ohms I need for the SI. But offer away please..

no sound. I put the Vmeter at my crossovers, and there's no readings anywhere. Both amps have their lights on as well, and no fuses blown. I imagine maybe the amps are done? Can I be sure it's the amps though, not the crossovers and sub itself? I haven't even driven my car in over a year and...

What's it possibly mean if I do the following. Hook up my system without starting the car. Letting the car sit over night. And my batter drops from let's say 12V to 11.89V overnight without being turned on.

got a new battery. optima red top. disconnected my entire stereo wiring. tried starting car few days later - no dice. battery voltage at 4V! gotta be some kind of drainage

http://catalog2.genpt.com/catviewer15/(zmljtu45byel1dizjvbbhz55)/Catalog/Detail.aspx?ShowPics=1&R=NBP7558_0222631311 That's the battery they put in there.. just some NAPA. and if I wanted to test the alt I would need more than a DMM no? Because if I want to test it at Autozone or somewhere...

Alright well I'm going to bring my battery to get tested first, then possibly try and wrangle the Alt out to get tested. Question: Considering cost effectiveness and continued performance as the most important things - Should I get a H/O Alt Just a new under the hood battery? (Red Top?) Or...

update: jumpstarted car - battery runs around 13.5-13.8V while idling I had car running with no system on for almost an hour. I turn off the car - and try to turn it back on right away - nothing but the solenoid click. The dashboard lights come on and I can run my headlights but but the...

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This is what I want to do but can't afford. I'm going to wind up doing it but it will take time. At the moment I'd just like to have a car that runs when needed. Goddam mechanics... these guys my sis went to see a subwoofer and they think everythings ****ed. The only suggestion they make to her...

So I've had a succesfully installed system for like 2 years etc. and the amp is not on when the car is off etc. Then I switched in a bigger sub - from a Pio 3002SPL to a Magnum 15" I didn't touch the amp settings on my RF Punch and it gets about 850RMS@4ohms. My rainbows get about 100RMS I...

So I was having idling problems with my car. I've got 1000W RMS running on a 80amp Mitsubishi alternator, with big 3 wiring, and an optimum red top. My car couldn't handle the A/C on with the system, and then it got to the point where the lights and music on at once would result in too much...

The wire from the Alternator chassis/body I think it was. It burnt up once so I never got around to redoing it right. I want to look into the ground.. it may have come loose because I am now getting engine noise which was previously not there. I have an Optima red top about 2 years old now and...

Yeah I think my systems got 2 60 amp fuses. The alts definitely 80-90 amps.

Also- I might add that I had very minor engine noise before this but it has seemed to increase today when I first noticed this problem.

So I just noticed this problem... if I have my system going, with the A/C on and I'm stopped at a light or slowing down, my whole electrical starts to die out. Lights dim, and my amps hit caution and turn off. BUt when I'm driving with everything on it's alright. When I don't have the A/C on...