1700 watts off one battery?

[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

i wouldnt pay 260 for an optima. maybe 160. you'll have to check the classifieds for a good deal. just make sure it fits (you've got atleast 8x11x7) and is from a reputable seller.

 

[Braindead]

Find some Deka AGM's - They are cheaper than the mainstream brands and Deka makes good batteries //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif - lol seen your post above after I already postede - so yeah what he said ^^^^^^ lol

How much wire should i get for the big 3?

 

[™Caveman 10+ year member]

I have a stock alternator (130 amps) big 3... 1/0 ran from a die hard platinum(group 35) to a saz1500 @1 ohm and no dimming whatsoever. Did dim with a reg interstate though. Try using whatever agm batt you can afford It made a big difference for me.

PS. Stinger cig lighted voltmeter on the way just to see how bad the voltage drops.

 

[™Caveman 10+ year member]

How much wire should i get for the big 3?

I bought the big 3 kit via audio technics $55 shipped.

 

[NIHL8ION]

How much wire should i get for the big 3?

- I just popped my hood and took some measurements to figure out what I needed for mine... I have 2 gauge ofc right now (I had a spool leftover from my old shop lol) but I'm getting ready to do 2 runs of 2/0 and my big 3 is going to be 2/0 as well //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

i wouldnt pay 260 for an optima. maybe 160. you'll have to check the classifieds for a good deal. just make sure it fits (you've got atleast 8x11x7) and is from a reputable seller.

i wouldnt give u 50 bucks for a optima..since they were bought out by johnson controls and moved to mexico they Re garbage

 

[naughtyca 10+ year member]

you should just worry about the 1100watt amp sub, the mids and highs does not pull that much current.

you should at least get a volt meter first to see where your voltage is dropping at. worst case scenario, get the $100 agm battery from sams club and you will be set, I never done the big 3 and i am running a Hifonics BRZ 1700.1 with a rockford p1000x4d and a 2 channel 75x2 with just 2 35ah battery with no big 3 and my voltage holds up, but i dont crank it up for 30-45 minutes at a time.

 

[naughtyca 10+ year member]

you should just worry about the 1100watt amp sub, the mids and highs does not pull that much current.

you should at least get a volt meter first to see where your voltage is dropping at. worst case scenario, get the $100 agm battery from sams club and you will be set, I never done the big 3 and i am running a Hifonics BRZ 1700.1 (which is notorious to be a power hog) with a rockford p1000x4d and a 2 channel 75x2 with just 2 35ah battery with no big 3 and my voltage holds up, but i dont crank it up for 30-45 minutes at a time.

 

[shauncox26]

I have a duralast platinum and a 275 singer alt. I big three in bullz audio 3/0. I run a rf t1500bdcp at .67 ohm two 2 channel 200 watt amps and 2 head rest screens and i have zero dimming.. before my ho alt got in i ran my fosgate amp on stock alt and the duralast and it did just fine. But i had it wired to 1 ohm. The duralast plats are good batts mine was only 170 without my core charge. 1700 is feasible but like everyone else said you can't play full tilt for long.

 

[Braindead]

Thanks everyone. I don't like giving myself headaches, so I wont be playing it at full tilt that much, unless I'm being an *** and sh*tting on my friends' setups since they act like they know it all //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

 

[basswiigee]

So big 3 and a good battery? Do you know any good batteries that aren't $200? lol

optimas are like 125-150, shurikens are about 145-200, batteries aren't that much, depends on were you shop!!!!

 

[basswiigee]

i wouldnt pay 260 for an optima. maybe 160. you'll have to check the classifieds for a good deal. just make sure it fits (you've got atleast 8x11x7) and is from a reputable seller.

I agree, you can get a diehard platinum for under 200, thats a good batt. I had alot of trouble with all agms, but optima the most!

 

[stereoguy]

I have a 70amp alt n stock battery with 0 gauge power wires n 0 gauge big3 on 1800rms no problem..