2000 watts too much for stock electrical?

[Pyrofan]

Is 2000 watts too much for stock electrical on 2007 Tahoe?

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[Mass Car Audio 10+ year member]

Yes usually it is. You should be using a high output alternator, big 3 upgrade and one or two good batteries.

 

[Pyrofan]

Yes usually it is. You should be using a high output alternator, big 3 upgrade and one or two good batteries.

Yea, Doing a system for a buddy was thinking that 2k was too much. He wants two AB XFL 15's. What about 1600watts? Would that be clipping the subs?

 

[SMS 10+ year member]

in my maxima with a 115A alt a HC1800 under the hood and a HC800 in the trunk I was able to run a IA 20.1-1800RMS pretty well. An upgraded alternator would definatly be a better route if it in his budget. a larger box would help if you go the underpowered route

 

[Pyrofan]

in my maxima with a 115A alt a HC1800 under the hood and a HC800 in the trunk I was able to run a IA 20.1-1800RMS pretty well. An upgraded alternator would definatly be a better route if it in his budget. a larger box would help if you go the underpowered route

Yea we got room for a bigger box. iv never switched out a alternator. My truck does 1600 watts fine with no big three. Really dont wanna have to redo his budget for lower powered subs. Would another battery help ( not like a $200 one) just like a regular car battery?

 

[SplAffair 10+ year member]

For a good Agm battery go to SAMs and get a duracell Agm. Made by deka. You can get 100 ah batt for like 160

 

[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

Yea we got room for a bigger box. iv never switched out a alternator. My truck does 1600 watts fine with no big three. Really dont wanna have to redo his budget for lower powered subs. Would another battery help ( not like a $200 one) just like a regular car battery?

your buddy has an ad244 alt in his car thats 145amps do the big 3, add a battery and on 2k you will be fine //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif. easiest alt to change man and cheapest to get a ho alty very popular //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Mass Car Audio 10+ year member]

Yea, Doing a system for a buddy was thinking that 2k was too much. He wants two AB XFL 15's. What about 1600watts? Would that be clipping the subs?

A true 1600 watts is also hard on a most stock electrical, I usually say anything over 1000 rms is to much for a non upgraded electrical system.

I wouldn't be worried about clipping the subs, you can fix that by turning the volume down or setting your gain properly lol. I would be more worried about voltage drop and killing the cars electrical system or the amplifier.

 

[Pyrofan]

Wait a minute, so my Sa-8s are only getting 1000 watts vs 1600?

 

[jrdnhsnbrg 10+ year member]

Wait a minute, so my Sa-8s are only getting 1000 watts vs 1600?

Not necessarily, but odds are they are not getting 1600W RMS on stock electrical.

 

[Pyrofan]

Not necessarily, but odds are they are not getting 1600W RMS on stock electrical.

Hmmm. Well, still selling them to get one 12 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif Should be louder.

back to topic. The problem is that he calculated his budget and got subs, amp, and materials to fit within it. Just worried that $160 would break the bank.

 

[Pyrofan]

Is their any other way to do this? Dont the batteries have to be the same? $160+$50 big three is way over his budget. even another battery means i gotta do two 0 gauge runs down the car.

 

[Lowlacs 10+ year member]

Contact ur local battery man, whether he is dealer of interstate, yocam or any other brands he will have some affordable Dekas in stock. This way is usually cheaper than payin the big box stores prices. My local Yocam Batt man sells g31 Dekas for 100bucks. If u cant find ur local distributor go to a local trucking company or bus depo and talk to the shop guys. Most people will say not to mix batt types but Ive personally never killed any batteries doin so. The weaker battery will rob the surface charge of the stronger batt only resulting in a lower resting voltage of somewhere around 12.4-6. However, with this in mind I wouldnt suggest mixin batts with a known bad battery of low resting voltage. Budget in a digi volt meter and u should be fine with common sense and the ability to see exactly whats goin on.

 

[Mass Car Audio 10+ year member]

Is their any other way to do this? Dont the batteries have to be the same? $160+$50 big three is way over his budget. even another battery means i gotta do two 0 gauge runs down the car.

You should only need one run of wire for the extra battery(+), ground the battery to the car's chassis.

 

[des343 10+ year member]

Is 2000 watts too much for stock electrical on 2007 Tahoe?

Idc what anoyobe says u don't need a HO alt for 2k just a nice battery under the hood and a nice Batt in the back preferably big 3 as well (I don't even have big 3 still) I've ran pretty close to 2500 rms without big or HO alt

There will be a little drop but nothing damaging