01 Civic Install question

[fathom 7411 10+ year member]

Ok first off im knowledgable in certain aspects of car audio but in others im a little slow. I have just installed one 15.2 Orion H2 in 1.8 cubic foot sealed box. The sub is being ran off a Memphis Mojo 16-2000d. I have a Panasonic cq-hx2083 head unit. and an AudioControl line driver. my problem is getting the amp the proper power it needs to run the sub properly. Reason i say this is i have hooked everything and the **** thing sounded like a was running 600 watts i have had the old 15 HCCA and the **** thing hit harder than hell in my little car . my main question is if i was adding batteries to my car if i added 3 6 volt batteries up to make 18 volts would this cause a problem to my amp. im not sure if someone would be able to help me out and give me the best soltion it would be appreciated. if need be i would also want to try to stay away from adding a new alt if possible.

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[Mind_nl 10+ year member]

if i added 3 6 volt batteries up to make 18 volts would this cause a problem to my amp.

Yes this will cause a problem! Unless you have an amp that is rated to run off 18 volts. Car amps run on 12 volts, if you hook them up on 18 volts you will fry them...

 

[fathom 7411 10+ year member]

i kind of figured so much just wanted to make sure tahnk you sorry for being an idiot

 

[Mind_nl 10+ year member]

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[req 5,000+ posts]

um. it sounds to me like you have a 15" woofer in a 2ft^3 box.

port it and you will be blown away.