1/0 or 4 gauge?

[Doberdad 10+ year member]

im gonna be running a hifonics 1500d and i know that accepts 4 ga, but i will eventually be getting a 4ch amp to power some comps. so what do you guys reccomend? can i get away with 4ga?

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[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

yes you can get away just dandy with 4 guage...

but 0 guage can never hurt.

 

[chinny 5,000+ posts]

just get 0g and trim it to go in

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

just get 0g and trim it to go in

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[Doberdad 10+ year member]

think ill need a cap or battery with just that hifonics? will that 0ga give the amp more power n make it louder or wont i notice it over the 4ga.

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

think ill need a cap or battery with just that hifonics? will that 0ga give the amp more power n make it louder or wont i notice it over the 4ga.

you will get better current flow with 1/0 guage... enough to practically make a big difference? no. If you can, go 1/0 guage. If not, 4 guage will be just fine.

A cap or battery shouldn't be necessary, but you'll have to try it to really find out.

 

[Doberdad 10+ year member]

another question, will it matter if i use like a stinger wiring kit with a higher strand count or will i notice i over a generic brand?

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

think ill need a cap or battery with just that hifonics?

No.

will that 0ga give the amp more power n make it louder or wont i notice it over the 4ga.

No.

But it will insure plenty of head room for your current.

 

[Doberdad 10+ year member]

ya, im def goin with 0ga, its not that much more than 4. just gotta look around for a decent price. any suggestions where to find so high quality with a decent price?

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

http://www.weldingsupply.com

 

[mikescanlon 10+ year member]

chinny stop responding to people's posts, you're sending people in the wrong direction, we all dont want ghetto setups that look horrible.

on topic.. you should be fine with stock battery as long as it's some kind of decent deep cycle, adn 0 gauge is always best.. if you get a problem with dimming, use some 0 gauge and do the big three, and weldingsupply.com is the place for wire, if you want clear wire that looks more like car audio wire, knukonceptz.com has the best deals for good quality wire/rca's and all that.