A bit of a test.

[atsaubrey 10+ year member]

Wow, all these threads about the big three, NO caps and my thread goes to poopy....hmm.

 

[atsaubrey 10+ year member]

ok ok, you have specs. What do i need for electrical. I see post on a daily basis on the subject and I post and the thread falls flat. Whats up with that?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

What kind of a crest factor are we assuming? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I'll bite...nothing beyond stock at all.

 

[Side Show 10+ year member]

duel drycell batterys and upgrade your alt and also run 0 gauge...... done

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

are you posting the wattage you're using or the wattage you're capable of?

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

are you posting the wattage you're using or the wattage you're capable of?

Capable of Im assuming, he's running horns iirc. He has a 3-way with horns and super tweeters on the dash... again iirc.
Anyone running ID and/or horns is alright by me.

 

[godhatescivics 10+ year member]

zapco and image dynamics i belive ftw

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

Andrew is a nut gobbler

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

ok ok, you have specs. What do i need for electrical. I see post on a daily basis on the subject and I post and the thread falls flat. Whats up with that?

I have about 3500W running on 2 bigg batts (1 main, 1 in back) with stock alt.. prolly about 100A... no problems here.. get some voltage drops, no headlight dimming though.. big 3 upgraded though (now 2 w/o HO alt in car)

 

[FJF 10+ year member]

If it's a question of capability, I have over 1100 watts going to my front stage. Realistically, ~350 watts to each mid and ~70 watts to each tweeter. What's the big deal? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

If it's a question of capability, I have over 1100 watts going to my front stage. Realistically, ~350 watts to each mid and ~70 watts to each tweeter. What's the big deal? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Headroom doesn't count. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[FJF 10+ year member]

Headroom doesn't count. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Don't get me wrong; the system plays very loud. It has to, in order to overcome the noise generated by the car, itself, but it's never used to see just how loud it'll play for the sake of being loud. The power is there to ensure distortion/compression-free peaks while maintaining a generally high listening level. So, you do have a point. I mean, without the headroom, I'd have to play the rig at a lower volume in hopes of minimizing the said constraints. In a quieter car, I wouldn't have a need for this much power.

 

[spencer321 10+ year member]

i would say an ho alt nothing huge 200-250, obviously all 1/0 cable, big 3 and the biggest batt you can fit under the hood with a 31 series someting (d3100's are amazing) and your done.... you could obviously get away with just a handful of batteries but ho alt is the "right" way to do it.

 

[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

I call shenanigans even though Ive personally seen the car. I just like the word. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[Crimson Boom 10+ year member]

what kind of car?