8 guage for 500watts??

[Lowflyin 10+ year member]

Will 8 guage work for 500watts? If not, why?

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[BrownVanMan 10+ year member]

Maybe good ofc wire, but why not run 4 so you have room to upgrade?

What amp(s) are you trying to run?

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

I would do 4 gauge.

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

if it's coming from a distro then yeah but if it's running the full length of the vehicle then get 4g

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

I'd actually run 0 gauge, because I know I would upgrade in the future.

 

[Germ305 10+ year member]

If it helps im running 500w...4g from the battery to the trunk into a distro block...and 8g from the block to the amp. Havent had one problem.

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

depends on distance and quality of wire.

Wire Gauge Tables

 

[WhyUmad 10+ year member]

^ nice link

Yes you can do 8 gauge for 500rms and 4 gauge for 1000rms, can do more but not worth it imo

lol at the people who said 0 gauge

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

^ nice link
Yes you can do 8 gauge for 500rms and 4 gauge for 1000rms, can do more but not worth it imo

lol at the people who said 0 gauge

I'll be running 2/0 soon and I'm only running 600-800 watts //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif Extreme overkill is what most of us thrive for around here. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[Blove1991 10+ year member]

http://www.knukonceptz.com/assets/pdf/PowerWireSpec.pdf

There is a decent table at bottom of page.

People who said 1/0 also stated when they upgrade in the future it would be nice to have. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

I don't see a problem if it's for a short run. I definitely wouldn't do 8g from the battery to the amp.

 

[Lowflyin 10+ year member]

It is a Kenwood 8105d amp for a cvr 15. and no plans to upgrade at all.

And 2/0 for 700watts? lmao

 

[DeathByWaffle 10+ year member]

It say hes trying to go pro on his first system

 

[ChevyRidinLow]

it is always better to go above and beyond. 8 will do it with no problem but 4 2 or 0 will be better just for the future

 

[DeathByWaffle 10+ year member]

Ya until you notice that the next amp you get is like an inch longer. And the cord doesn't reach haha